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SWIFT Institue focuses on Europe
22 May 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephen Durham

European mutual funds have embraced outsourcing different types of services, according to new research from the SWIFT Institute...

The Debate: managing collateral
15 May 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

DTCC, Torstone, Clearstream, SGSS and State Street give their take on regulatory requirements around OTC derivatives and their opinion on the best collateral management systems...

SWIFT: Regulation remains a top strategic priority
14 May 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Regulation is still a strategic priority, and fintech is here to stay, according to the audience at SWIFT’s Business Foum London conference...

First country-wide adoption of SWIFT KYC Registry
06 May 2015 Santo Domingo
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Dominican Republic has become the first country to implement SWIFT’s know-your-customer (KYC) Registry as a financial community...

SWIFT explore changes in real-time payments
24 April 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Regulatory initiatives are the key driver behind the increased adoption of real-time retail payments systems (RT-RPS), according to a new SWIFT research paper...

SWIFT KYC Registry expands across 109 countries
24 April 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SWIFT KYC Registry has now expanded across 109 countries, facilitating compliance with a growing number of correspondent relationships worldwide...

Customer experience paramount for payments
23 April 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Payments companies should be putting the customer experience first, according to Sir David Clementi...

Eddie Astanin elected for SWIFT board of directors
17 April 2015 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Eddie Astanin, chairman of the executive board of the NSD, has been elected by Russian financial institutions as a candidate for the board of directors of the international SWIFT system...

The Debate: the role of middle-office operations
17 April 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SWIFT, Multifonds, Traiana and BNP Paribas give their take on the increasing importance of the middle-office operations role, whether this is a positive step, and how quickly the industry can adapt...

SWIFT: RMB on the up around the world
30 March 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Use of the renminbi for payments transaction is becoming more popular around the world, although the vast majority are still conducted in Hong Kong, according to SWIFT’s RMB tracker...

Volante launches Designer Version 5.1
23 March 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Volante Technologies has released a new version of its ‘Designer’ data and messaging software...

SWIFT gives industry insight
17 March 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Regulation, automation and financial crime compliance initiatives are top priorities for the investment management community in 2015, according to new research from SWIFT...