SWIFT

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, legally S.W.I.F.T. SCRL, provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

IBM, SWIFT Cap X-Border Payments Initiatives       
IBM, SWIFT Cap X-Border Payments Initiatives       
September 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain and beyond, cross border payments held the focus of IBM, and others this past week.  SWIFT grabbed some headlines too -- and not simply...

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Five At Five: Walmart Gets ‘Handy’ With Online Retail
Five At Five: Walmart Gets ‘Handy’ With Online Retail
August 30, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes Walmart’s newest online initiative, the latest...

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The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
August 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There may be no swift end to this SWIFT debate. Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, said late this month that there should be an alternative...

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Ebury First FinTech To Use SWIFT gpi
Ebury First FinTech To Use SWIFT gpi
August 30, 2018  |  Cross Border Commerce

SWIFT, the provider of the secure financial messaging system, announced Thursday (August 30) that Ebury has become the first FinTech to go live with SWIFT’s global...

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SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
August 29, 2018  |  Global Payments

The headlines all play on  the name “SWIFT” in some form or another: “Germany Wants A Swift End To SWIFT,” or “Some Critics Want A...

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SWIFT Names Barclay’s Dave Scola North America Head
SWIFT Names Barclay’s Dave Scola North America Head
August 29, 2018  |  Personnel

SWIFT has announced that Dave Scola is its new head of North America. Based in New York, Scola will be responsible for SWIFT’s innovation and...

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Europe Seeks SWIFT Alternative
Europe Seeks SWIFT Alternative
August 27, 2018  |  Europe

To help attain financial independence, Europe has reportedly been working on a money transfer system. It would be separate from the prevailing Society for Worldwide...

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