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
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 more2017: when API revolution becomes mainstream & banks have to join API party or die
by Kylene Casanova
Citi launches CitiConnect® API providing payments and cash account balances in 96 countries as API penetration gathers pace and seamless experience starts to becomes the norm
Achieving better data integration post M&A
by Nadish Lad, Head of Payments Product
How to bring everything together after a merger or acquisition
International payments efficiency: SWIFT GPI initiative aims are huge & ambitious
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT launches proof of concept to determine if distributed ledger technology could help banks reconcile their nostro databases in real time
Onwards and upwards at Fides as they appoint Andreas Lutz as new CEO
by Kylene Casanova
Focus and direction to remain as Lutz opens new chapter in Fides development with new products and new markets
Should you think about adopting CAMT053?
by Kylene Casanova
Adoption of ISO 20022 payment standards should be ongoing, writes Amber Christian in Treasury & Risk. The CAMT053 standard can improve communication between corporates and their banks
2016 Annual Cash Forecasting & Technology Spend survey from Strategic Treasurer
by Kylene Casanova
Practices and plans of corporations with regard to cash forecasting, and cash visibility
2016 Review - June
by Kylene Casanova
Total working capital management; Plug and play connection to Ripple’s real-time settlement cross border payments; Britain files for divorce from EU; How to avoid using SWIFT altogether and/or in with…..
2016 Review - May
by Kylene Casanova
Tailor made corporate treasury? PSD2 and interchange fee regulations; treasury urgently needs to invest in FX risk management capabilities; Banks losing FX market share to non-banks; Host-2-Host or SWIFT?
Easy & secure access to banks and global payment systems for governments & corporates
by Kylene Casanova
Universal Aggregator service from Bottomline Technologies provides a single fraud protected plug-in to banks, and clearing and settlement systems world-wide
SWIFT service bureau can do more than you expect
by Kylene Casanova
Finexworks - the Next Generation SWIFT ServiceBureau
Citi launches analytical Connectivity Module to optimize banking connectivity
by Kylene Casanova
New tool to help institutions optimize banking connectivity, automate and digitize treasury and shared service centre operations
SEPA gave banks opportunity to simplify internal routing practices
by Kylene Casanova
Research highlights how some banks used the transition to SEPA to simplify their internal routing practices. It suggests that other initiatives may present similar opportunities in the future.
SWIFT announces customer security standards to combat cyber fraud
by Kylene Casanova
As of Q2 2017, SWIFT customers will be required to use a set of core mandatory security standards and prove compliance through self-attestation against a new assurance framework.
Seven Sibos sessions corporate treasurers shouldn’t miss
by Kylene Casanova
Sibos begins today in Geneva – so which sessions will treasurers find most useful? Here are some that provide insight into topics such as cyber crisis management and the future of blockchain in finance.
ISO 20022 initiative sees growing financial market support
by Kylene Casanova
The global rollout of ISO 20022 is progressing, with endorsement from key financial market infrastructures and market practice groups - but still no corporate representatives on board?
Why we need to re-purpose, not reinvent, business standards for DLT
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has published a paper that investigates the application of business standards to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and smart contracts (SC).
SWIFT campaigns to improve customer protection from cyber attacks
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has launched a campaign to increase security awareness among its customers by highlighting existing security features in its interface products.
More Financial Institutions can now offer services to Corporates over SWIFT
by Kylene Casanova
Corporates can now request SWIFT services from the 10,000 connected Supervised Financial Institutions + corporate membership growth continues
New SWIFT Customer Security Programme adds info sharing & two cyber security firms
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has created a dedicated Customer Security Intelligence team, bringing together a group of IT and cyber experts to investigate security incidents and share vital information.
How to avoid using SWIFT altogether and/or in combination with other channels
by Jack Large
Wieltec’s Philip Wielanga lists the alternatives to a single SWIFT connection which include EBICS and Multicash as well as H2H
SWIFT tightens security measures in wake of Bangladesh Bank crisis
by Kylene Casanova
Following a series of security breaches involving SWIFT customer banks, CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt has outlined a five-point plan to reinforce the organisation's global financial system.
Bank connectivity - which is most cost-effective: Host-2-Host or SWIFT?
by Kylene Casanova
Neither is automatically the cheapest, it all depends ………. Remember: SWIFT figures show that only 45% of Fortune 500 corporates are connected direct to SWIFT
Compliance is main requirement for distributed ledger technology, BFL poll
by Kylene Casanova
SWIFT has released some of the results obtained from polls conducted at the Business Forum London. The day's presentations focused on themes such as distributed ledger technology.