Brussels, 10 March 2014 - Swift launches a new business continuity solution to support global payment systems. Developed by Swift, the Market Infrastructure Resiliency Service (MIRS) is a backup service for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) systems - electronic platforms used for the continuous settlement of high value and multi-currency cash payments between banks.

The inaugural Swift Business Forum Turkey attracted more than 150 participants and brought together policy makers, senior bankers and academics to discuss Turkey on the Global Stage. A day of lively discussion highlighted the immense opportunities present in Turkey in terms of natural geopolitical advantage and economic potential and resilience, as well as the challenges facing the country as it moves to achieve its ambitions.

BCG and Swift’s white paper formulates strategic choices banks face as new forces in international payments drive profound transformation

Despite most industries witnessing digital leaps forward over the past decade, the world of trade has kept its focus on paper-based documentation. In fact, trade documents such as promissory notes, bills of lading and performance bonds have remained relatively unchanged for centuries. Considering that the scale and sophistication of global trade has increased enormously since these documents were initially used by merchants, it’s now high-time for an update.

Brussels, 4 July 2013 – Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, announced today that it has appointed ProFIX a Business Partner for Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

Challenges and opportunities in a new payments landscape

New paper highlights opportunity for financial industry to coordinate efforts using common messaging and data standards

New paper analyses the opportunities and challenges of distributed ledger technology in financial services; identifies key factors for success

New solution combines the value of software applications with Swift connectivity.

Yawar Shah highlights urgency and importance of Swift’s Customer Security Control Framework – here is his speech in full