Instant cross-border payments usher in a new phase of global financial interoperability
The European Payment Council’s (EPC) One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer scheme (OCT Inst) has gone live, meaning payments to and from Europe are able to be processed around the clock, seven days a week.
Caribbean CSDs sign Swift’s ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter
Central Securities Depositories in Barbados and Jamaica’s are now poised to support regional and international initiatives
Swift and Accenture publish joint paper on central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments
New report discusses opportunities and challenges of CBDCs for international payments
Sets out practical requirements for adoption of digital currency at scale
Outlines how Swift can support the financial community as new solutions are developed
Swift innovates to remove friction in corporate actions
We’re collaborating with seven securities players – including American Century Investments, Citi, Vanguard and Northern Trust – to drive efficiencies in communicating significant corporate events. The project will trial an ambitious solution powered by Symbiont’s enterprise blockchain platform.
CLSA becomes the first Asian broker to go live with global electronic trade confirmation on Swift
Hong Kong, 28 May 2013 - Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in 212 countries and territories, today announced that CLSA has become the first Asian broker to go live on Swift's Global Electronic Trade Confirmation ("GETC") solution for the automation of allocation and confirmation processes.
Variations in US/EU law can lead to compliance challenges for multinational banking community
New academic research from the Swift Institute shows that conflicts between information sharing and data privacy can lead to information breakdowns across jurisdictions
Swift announces new payment controls service to bolster customers’ fraud and cyber-crime controls
New solution is a major milestone in Swift’s Customer Security Programme, a suite of initiatives designed to increase security and trust within the global financial community
Swift aligns KYC Registry with updated Wolfsberg Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for Correspondent Banks
Swift’s adoption of ‘Wolfsberg DDQ’ seeks to drive global standardisation in correspondent banking due diligence
Swift launches gpi certification programme for global payment applications
Core payment application vendors support Swift GPI
Swift selected as a Network Service Provider to all TARGET services
Swift has been awarded the license to offer connectivity services to all Eurosystem market infrastructures via the European Single Market Infrastructure Gateway (ESMIG)