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'Break glass for stop': Traiana's single dealer kill switch
15 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Traiana is extending the scope of its CreditLink service to include a kill switch capability for single dealer platforms in foreign exchange (FX) trading...

SWIFT says goodbye to colleague
23 June 2014 London
Reporter: Tammy Facey

SWIFT’s chief information officer, Mike Fish, is retiring. He will leave the institute on 31 January 2015 and SWIFT will appoint his successor on both an internal and external basis...

Societe Generale creates T2S connectivity
12 June 2014 Paris
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Societe Generale Securities Services will implement direct connectivity to the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) platform...

The US overtakes Taiwan
11 June 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Tammy Facey

The US has jumped ahead of Taiwan for RMB payments, according to the latest SWIFT RMB Tracker...

SWIFT in Mexico City
27 May 2014 Mexico City
Reporter: Tammy Facey

SWIFT makes waves in Latin America with a new office and new head in Mexico City...

State Street expands UK and Americas offices
06 May 2014 London
Reporter: Tammy Facey

State Street gains two new colleagues to serve the asset management sector...

A rise in cross-border funds processing
01 May 2014 EU and US
Reporter: Tammy Facey

There has been a significant rise in cross-border funds processing, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and SWIFT....

Bill Gates to speak at Sibos
09 April 2014 Boston
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Bill Gates and Jamie Forese are set to open and close Sibos this year. Jamie Forese will be speaking as co-president of Citi and Bill Gates will be speaking as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Boston...

RMB to love it if Clearstream’s plan comes together
26 February 2014 Shanghai
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Clearstream has set out its market approach to developing and delivering solutions to help support the internationalisation of the renminbi (RMB)...

Nigeria gears up for payments
21 February 2014 Nigeria
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s is attempting to gear up the country’s payments system by going live on SWIFT...

SGSS plays on the Ivory Coast
19 February 2014 Ivory Coast
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has teamed up with one of its subsidiaries to offer securities services in the Ivory Coast...

SWIFT institute sets research agenda
31 January 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

The SWIFT institute’s research in 2014 will focus on standards, big data, network liquidity effects and the unit cost of financial services...