Connectivity is key to automating international treasury
by Jack Large
B2 Group and Gresham Technologies merger - the new potential
SWIFT Corporate Connectivity
Background
The theory goes: connect to SWIFT and all your bank connectivity problems are solved. This one connection replaces multiple bank channels with a single, secure and standardised window to some 11,000…
Read moreSWIFT gpi welcomes its first fintech user
by Kylene Casanova
Ebury has become the first fintech to go live with Swift's global payments innovation (GPI)
The US, Iran, Swift and the politics of payments
by Bija Knowles
Does the world need a different kind of payment system, free from US influence, to uphold the spirit of the Iran nuclear deal?
SWIFT gpi for corporates
by Christof Hofmann , Global Head of Payments and Collections, Deutsche Bank
Christof Hofmann, global head of payments & collection products, Deutsche Bank explains what is happening & how corporates can exploit
Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn App market shows the way
by Jack Large
Since 2011 have been delivering a one stop-shop for their clients
New innovative aggregator solution for corporate treasury
by Kylene Casanova
Gresham acquires, cash and payments solution experts, B2 Group as two groups merge their services to provide more coverage & options
Online repository of simple, fast & robust APIs that just work
by Jack Large
Citi launch their API Developer Portal as APIs are starting to dominate cash and treasury system and service delivery
SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity adds key embedded partner: SWIFT
by Jack Large
SAP users now have full multi-bank connectivity via host-to-host AND/OR SWIFT network
SWIFT announces GPI progress
by Bija Knowles
SWIFT announced today that almost half of SWIFT GPI payments are completed within 30 minutes and almost all are done within 24 hours
Global payment traffic at all-time high in 2017 - SWIFT
by Bija Knowles
SWIFT reached several milestones last year, including its highest ever number of messages and global payments traffic
Standard Chartered extends GPI services to US dollar
by Bija Knowles
Standard Chartered has extended its SWIFT global payments innovation (GPI) services to customers making US dollar cross-border payments
SWIFT: new service bureau in India and report RMB’s global decline continues
by Jack Large
Marketplace to become Service Bureau of SWIFT in India, RMB share now down to 1.46%
How ISO 20022 is unifying fintech
by Bija Knowles
A discussion paper by SWIFT looks at how the financial messaging standard ISO 20022 is unifying the use of financial technology globally
Majority of companies unprepared for cyberattacks
by Bija Knowles
The consequences of suffering a cyberattack are serious, from costly and reputation-damaging disruption to operations, to data breaches – so why are so few companies preparing properly?
SWIFT GPI surpasses 2 million payments a month
by Bija Knowles
SWIFT's Global Payments Innovation initiative has “become the new standard in cross-border payments”, as it processed more than two million payments last month, SWIFT has claimed
Easy access to CIPS data will facilitate transactions between China and the rest of the world
by Jack Large
China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System membership information now published on SWIFTRef
SWIFT GPI certification programme for global payment applications
by Bija Knowles
SWIFT has launched an approved certification programme for vendors that support SWIFT's global payments innovation initiative in their payment applications
SWIFT Index shows: economy vibrant in East Africa and each country’s economic health
by Jack Large
East Africa’s intra-regional traffic has increased 19.8% and SWIFT Index now proven as an economic indicator
Corporates write open letter backing SWIFT GPI
by Kylene Casanova
Six global corporates have written an open letter stating their support for SWIFT's global payments innovation (GPI) initiative and asking more banks to use GPI to improve cross-border payments
Fintechs compete to receive €200k SWIFT GPI funding
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT is offering fintech companies up to €200,000 to develop cross-border payments services based on its SWIFT GPI platform
Who are you going to buy your APIs from? Your bank? Your fintech? Your TMS provider?
by Kylene Casanova
Launch of BBVA’s API Market raises critical questions about the future of the market for APIs
API standards: IFX Forum to the rescue with Open Banking APIs Working Group
by Kylene Casanova
IFX Forum announces anchor members of Open Banking APIs Working Group: ACI Worldwide, NCR, Oracle, TCS, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo
NSA hack: SWIFT and EastNets reject security breach claims
by Kylene Casanova
Last week it was reported that the US National Security Agency has created tools that exploit security weaknesses, enabling it to monitor bank transfers on the SWIFT global banking network
US payment systems adopt SWIFT GPI tracking
by Kylene Casanova
Two key US payment systems have introduced end-to-end payments tracking for their participants, using SWIFT's global payments innovation (GPI) service