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Citi’s Pat Curtin takes on global custody role
31 July 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pat Curtin has moved to the role of head of sales and client management for global custody at Citi...

SWIFT certifies SmartStream corporate actions solution
22 July 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SmartStream’s transaction lifecycle management corporate actions solution has retained its SWIFT Certified Application status, verifying that it is fully compliant with SWIFT corporate actions messaging standards...

NSD joins SWIFT’s KYC registry
15 July 2015 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Russia’s central securities depository, the National Securities Depository (NSD) is now using SWIFT’s know-your-client (KYC) Registry to improve its counterparty and client checks...

Bitcoin ecosystem is fragile, says SWIFT
14 July 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The bitcoin ecosystem exists in a fragile balance, and should be stabilised by encouraging smaller ‘mining’ pools, according to a white paper by the SWIFT Institute...

First Swedish electronic fund transfer a success
01 July 2015 Stockholm
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nordnet has successfully executed the first electronic mutual fund transfer in Sweden, in partnership with Fidelity and using the SWIFT global messaging network...

SWIFT supports successful T2S launch
24 June 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SWIFT’s Value Added Network solution for Target2-Securities (T2S) went live as planned on 22 June, supporting the launch of the new pan-European securities settlement platform...

Sibos coming to London in 2019
18 June 2014 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

London has won its bid to host Sibos in 2019, following a successful campaign from ExCeL London and London & Partners, the mayor’s official promotional company for the city...

The Debate: real-time payments
18 June 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SWIFT, Faster Payments Scheme, Singapore Management University and SmartStream give their take on which processes banks will use to successfully digitise operations in a real-time world...

Watch out: SWIFT boosts data intelligence
10 June 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SWIFT has launched Watch for Securities, a new business intelligence solution that helps securities market participants to monitor and gain valuable business insights from their network traffic...

SWIFT extends KYC registry reach
28 May 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has expanded its KYC Registry to make it available to fund distributers and custodians as well as for correspondent banks...

Renminbi is number one in APAC
28 May 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Renminbi is now the most active currency in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in terms of trades with China and Hong Kong, according to SWIFT’s RMB tracker...

SWIFT and EFAMA: Automation on the up
26 May 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates are up in the funds industry as a whole, according to a new report from SWIFT and the European Fund and Asset Management Association...