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Banks not ready for real-time nostro payments
08 December 2014 La Hulpe
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Only 39 percent of banks can confirm payments by nostro service providers in real time, according to a survey conducted by SWIFT...

Standardised fund processing on the increase
27 November 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A joint report from SWIFT and the EFAMA shows an increase in fund processing and standardisation among trading agents in Luxembourg and Ireland...

SWIFT announces KYC profiling tool
12 November 2014 La Hulpe
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has announced the development of SWIFT Profile, a reporting tool that provides institutions with a global overview of their correspondent banking activities...

Central clearing has a way to go, says Fed governor
11 November 2014 Chicago
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The global initiative to expand use of central clearing and central counterparties in over-the-counter trades is making progress but still has significant hurdles to overcome...

Europe embracing T2S, according to SWIFT
06 October 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

A new SWIFT whitepaper shows market participants are embracing a direct route to TARGET2-Securities (T2S) that will enable greater market opportunities...

SunGard solutions sweep SWIFT accreditation awards
02 October 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SunGard’s IntelliMatch Operational Control, XSP, SunGard Global Network, AvantGard Managed Bank Connectivity and AvantGard Trax solutions have secured the SWIFT Certified Application labels...

SWIFT in business with Alliance Lite2
02 October 2014 Boston
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SWIFT has extended its cloud-based connectivity solution, Alliance Lite2, to business applications...

SmartStream partners with Fineksus in Turkey
01 October 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SmartStream Technologies has appointed Fineksus as its distribution partner for Turkey...

Price commitment met SWIFT-ly
30 September 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SWIFT has delivered early on its commitment to reduce its messaging prices by 30 to 50 percent between 2010 and 2015, a goal it set as part of its SWIFT2015 strategy in 2010...

SWIFT to release Watch for Securities
30 September 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

SWIFT is planning to launch a new business intelligence solution that will help securities market participants to monitor and gain valuable business insights from their network traffic...

Broadridge is PROactive with management solution
25 September 2014 Lake Success
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

PROactive, a reconciliation and process management solution, has been released by Broadridge to enhance overall operational efficiency for global financial firms...

A new look for Bankers Briefcases
17 September 2014 Boston
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Bankers at Sibos are going to have to update their briefcases after Artists For Humanity (AFH) showcases The Banker’s Briefcases collection for Art@Sibos...