Local Registration Application (LRA)
The application that the security officer uses to register an organisation's users and manage an organisation's certificate.
Swift for Corporates continues to gain traction in Asia Pacific with 29 new connections
A significant increase of corporations join Swift in Asia Pacific to communicate with their banking partners around the globe
Bitso, Quotanda, and Destacame win the first Innotribe Startup Challenge for Latin America
Latin American startups win a 10,000 USD prize each and a chance to share their insights about innovation in Latin America with FinTech experts at Sibos
LCH signs up to Swift’s ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter
As the first CCP to sign the Charter, LCH leads the way for efficient market adoption of ISO 20022 for collateral management
RMB reaches nearly 40% adoption across financial institutions worldwide
Swift’s RMB Tracker shows an 18% increase in RMB usage by financial institutions worldwide for payments with China and Hong Kong
Africa payment series – a view from BankservAfrica
Enabling economic development in Africa – do payment systems matter?
Keep your cyber defences strong: What you need to do in 2021
With a three-fold drop in funds targeted by attackers recorded in the past four years, the Swift Customer Security Programme (CSP) continues to deliver significant results. But the fight’s far from over. From attesting your CSP compliance to organising an independent assessment, here’s what you need to do to keep your systems safe in 2021.
Exploring tokenised assets: Collaborative innovation in action
Working with Clearstream, Northern Trust, SETL and others, Swift plans experiments in Q1 2022 to explore how it can support interoperability in the development of the tokenised asset market.
RMB continues to penetrate the South African market
Swift’s RMB Tracker shows that RMB usage across South Africa has more than doubled in volumes over the past two years
Five additional central securities depositories go live on T2S using Swift
Euroclear’s ESES CSDs, VP SECURITIES and VP LUX complete successful migration to T2S using Swift’s Value Added Network solution
Irofit Technologies, Sokowatch & Vugapay win Innotribe’s 2017 Startup Challenge for Africa
Winning startups receive a 10,000 EUR cash prize each and will share their insights about FinTech innovation in Africa with the global financial community during Sibos