SwiftNet Registration Authority (RA)
A Swift-registered body that identifies and authenticates an institution and the initial users of the SwiftNet Public Key Infrastructure (for example, an institution's security officer).
European hubs are fuelling RMB Internationalisation
Brussels, 26 August 2014 – Swift’s latest RMB Tracker shows that Europe represents 10% of Renminbi payments worldwide in value. For the past year, four European countries have been settling into the top 10, excluding China and Hong Kong. The United Kingdom leads Europe with 123.6% growth between July 2013 and July 2014, followed by France (+43.5%), Germany (+116%) and Luxembourg (+41.9%). Since July 2013, European payments directly exchanged with China and Hong Kong in RMB have increased by 105…
Buy side holds key to ETC harmonisation across industry
London, 19 March 2013 - The lack of an industry standard solution for electronic trade confirmation (ETC) is driving up industry costs, as buy sides deliberate about which technology platform best suits their business. This is among the key findings of the latest in a series of reports from analyst firm Aite into the challenges of and solutions for trade verification in the market today.
Swift supports successful go-live of T2S
Brussels, 24 June 2015 - Swift announces that its Value Added Network (VAN) Solution for T2S went live as planned on 22 June, supporting the launch of the new pan-European securities settlement platform.
Swift to launch Islamic Finance rulebook
New Message Usage Guidelines will enable straight-through processing for Islamic Finance.
Swift launches Islamic Finance Rulebook for international roll-out and adoption
Hong Kong, 18 June 2015 – Swift, in collaboration with The Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) announce the launch of a new rulebook for the purpose of promoting message standards in the Islamic banking and finance market.
Swift traffic hits record highs in 2018 as gpi uptake soars
An 11% year-on-year increase continues trend of strong growth
Modus operandi of a cyber-attack
Cybercrime is big business. Take a look at the steps taken by fraudsters to perpetrate a cyber attack.
Swift delivers global reference data platform for SEPA IBAN Only in the UK
Payments UK commissions SwiftRef for national SEPA data collection and maintenance
Solving the post-trade transparency challenge
How can a unique transaction identifier for the securities industry help you prevent settlement fails, reduce costs and risk, and improve your customers’ experience? Download our paper to find out.
New report reveals “significant gaps in industry’s T2S adaptation plan”
Brussels, 6 March 2013 - The key findings of a new report from Celent, produced in conjunction with Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, show some "major discrepancies" among market participants when it comes to their readiness for T2S.