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Bad press to boost KYC compliance
29 June 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has partnered with Dow Jones to add adverse media information to its know-your-client (KYC) Registry...

NeMa: Blockchain is a long game
15 June 2016 Dubrovnik
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Blockchain technology will not disrupt the financial services sector in the near term, according to panellists speaking at NeMa in Dubrovnik...

Fund Forum: Managers must adapt to thrive
08 June 2016 Berlin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The current market environment is making distribution more difficult for fund managers, but they will need to adapt if they want to stay relevant, according to speakers at Fund Forum...

SWIFT: Collaboration key in cyber security
26 May 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has unveiled a five-point plan for tackling cyber crime in the financial system and to help protect its customers on a global scale, following the high-profile theft from the Central Bank of Bangladesh...

HSBC tackles new swap clearing rules
17 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has launched a new over-the-counter (OTC) clearing collateral service to support clients in meeting the requirements of the G20 swap clearing reforms...

SWIFT and EFAMA: Fund order automation on the up
16 May 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates for cross-border fund orders received by transfer agents in Ireland and Luxembourg are continuing to increase, according to a report from the EFAMA and SWIFT...

Investigators link cyber criminals to second attack
13 May 2016 Sydney
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Cyber criminals who stole $81 million from the Central Bank of Bangladesh have been linked to a second attack...

UK rises in the ranks for RMB clearing
28 April 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The UK has overtaken Singapore as an offshore clearing centre for the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), jumping to second place after Hong Kong...

Bangladesh bank cyber criminals ‘used malware’ to attack system
26 April 2016 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The cyber criminals who stole $81 million from the Central Bank of Bangladesh probably pulled it off using malware, according to BAE Systems...

SWIFT BFL: Payment innovation inevitable
21 April 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial institutions and industry bodies alike will have to adapt to the new payments landscape, according to a panel at the Swift Business Forum in London...

SWIFT BFL: Fintech is no fad
20 April 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services technology and ‘fintech’ will be inseparable in a decade, according to the keynote speaker at the SWIFT Business Forum in London...

Bolivian banks join SWIFT KYC Registry
14 April 2016 La Paz, Bolivia
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Bolivian banks connected to SWIFT are now using the Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, marking further expansion of the registry in Latin America...