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SWIFT Message Types – Know Your MTs from your MXs… 24

Aug

5

2015

The recent SWIFT related posts have been pretty popular, and many of you have contacted me asking for more detailed information about SWIFT message types. To get the full lowdown on SWIFT message types, you need to read SWIFT’s very own Standards Inventory Of Messages. Its 47 pages worth of SWIFT message types, nice bedtime ...

8 SWIFT for Corporates Insights by SWIFT 6

Jul

20

2015

As you can probably tell, I’ve been on a bit of a SWIFT for Corporates mission recently. The posts I’ve Got 99 Problems But SWIFT Connectivity Ain’t 1 and 10 Reasons Why SWIFT Connectivity Is Not a Magic Bullet have been extremely popular. Having completed these posts, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the key ...

10 Reasons Why SWIFT Connectivity Is Not a Magic Bullet 5

Jul

15

2015

This is the second of a 2 part post that covers the advantages and disadvantages of SWIFT connectivity. In the post I’ve Got 99 Problems But SWIFT Connectivity Ain’t 1, I cover all the advantages of SWIFT connectivity. But like any solution it is never straight forward and without its flaws. In this post I will highlight some ...

I’ve Got 99 Problems But SWIFT Connectivity Ain’t 1 6

Jul

13

2015

This is the first of a two part post in which I will attempt to cover the most important things you need to know about SWIFT connectivity. Please note this is specifically with reference to SWIFT connectivity for corporates. In this post I will outline the key benefits of SWIFT, and in the coming days the ...

Where and When Sibos Infographic 3

Jul

3

2015

Last year was my first Sibos conference in Boston. When I saw the recent SWIFT announcement that London has been selected as the host city of the SWIFT Conference in 2019, it got me thinking about the history of the event. When did Sibos start and which cities have hosted the Sibos conference..? As I was ...

5 Ingredients for a Successful Regional Payments Scheme

Jun

29

2015

In Europe we are familiar with our very own regional payments scheme, SEPA! But there are other regional payments schemes out there too, and the SWIFT Institute paper on Cross- border low value payments and regional integration: enablers and disablers offers a fascinating insight into some of the other regional payments schemes and the important ...

7 Cyber Security Challenges You Cannot Ignore 4

Jun

25

2015

By now you have probably guessed that I am really interested in SWIFT and cyber security – so when I saw a SWIFT Institute article on SWIFT and cyber security challenges I got pretty excited. I know, I need to get out more…! Anyway, it is an article about a cyber security event organised by ...

9 Bank Interface Questions All Companies Need to Ask 1

Jun

10

2015

In the post Corporate to Bank Connectivity – 10 Questions YOU Need To Ask I suggest some high level questions to ask if you are considering an entirely new bank connectivity solution. The highlighted questions will help you get a birds eye view of your existing internal systems and banks. Now depending on the size of ...

7 Lessons From the SWIFT Business Forum in London 5

Apr

28

2015

Like many others in the payments and bank technology space last Thursday I attended the SWIFT Business Forum in London. It was a fantastic day with a number of informative sessions on all of the key topics and trends that are dominating the industry right now. For a comprehensive insight into the day check out ...

5 Reasons Why SWIFT Must Not Exclude Russian Banks 2

Mar

17

2015

I have reading up on SWIFT quite a bit recently, to understand more about how corporates can benefit from the various available SWIFT corporate solutions. The benefits of SWIFT include a single connectivity channel to all of your banks, greater transaction visibility and reporting, combined with increased security and reliability – all of which enable comparatively lower transaction costs. ...