Asia Pacific adopts MyStandards
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the Japan Securities Depository Centre (JASDEC) and Standard Chartered Bank are the first in the Asia-Pacific region to embrace MyStandards
DTCC and Swift named to provide CFTC Interim Compliant Identifier
Brussels, 25 July 2012 - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Swift announced today that they have been named by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide the CFTC Interim Compliant Identifier (CICI) for legal entities involved in OTC derivatives trading.
Industry collaboration speeds adoption of Electronic Bank Account Management
Las Vegas, 28 October 2013
Latin American central banks enhance transparency with Swift
Eight central banks across the region embrace a collaborative approach to financial crime compliance
Swift’s ISO 20022 services for cross-border payments ready for customer testing with launch of In-flow Translation
Complete environment ready for customer testing
Available 12 months before migration period begins
Suite of test services includes network-based ISO 20022 to MT (‘in-flow’) translation
Production services will support the industry’s adoption of the new standard
Swift Innotribe announces the winners of the 2014 Startup Challenge
Respectively awarded "Top Startup" and "Top Innovator", the companies have been nominated during the Grand Finale on Wednesday 1 October, at Sibos 2014 Boston.
Swift’s Sanctions Screening service surpasses 200 customers worldwide
Brussels, 9 September 2014 - Swift announces that its Sanctions Screening service has surpassed the 200-customer milestone just two years after its introduction as the first solution in Swift's financial crime compliance services portfolio. Sanctions Screening is a shared service that screens financial transactions against selected lists, providing small and medium-sized institutions with a reliable, cost-effective means of testing their compliance with sanctions regulations.
Brazil’s Banco Original adopts Swift’s KYC Registry
A move that further strengthens compliance programs across the Latin America region
GE recognized with NACHA’s PayItGreen Award for reducing environmental impact using Swift eStatements
New York, April 24, 2013 - GE has been selected as the 2013 recipient of NACHA's PayItGreen Award for the positive environmental impact it has fostered by digitizing banking payments, statements and bills. GE and Swift collaborated to streamline treasury and banking operations utilizing Swift's eStatements utility to reduce GE's carbon footprint and realize significant costs savings.
Innotribe announces the winners of the 2015 Startup Challenge Showcase in Cape Town
The most promising fintech companies in South Africa have now been selected to compete in the Startup Challenge Finale at Sibos in Singapore.