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Grainger brings 20 years of banking and payments experience to his new role.
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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 4 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Swift appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
Mamondez, who joins from the London Stock Exchange Group, will serve on Swift’s executive committee.
Sibos 2022: Breaking new ground – banking in the metaverse
“If you’re going to be in the metaverse, it starts with a purpose,” Accenture’s Michael Abbott explains.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 7 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Blockchain firm SETL partners Swift for common tokenisation framework pilot
Parties from both the tokenised and traditional asset worlds collaborated on the project.
Swift pilot lays foundation for use of CBDCs and tokenised assets in global finance
Swift says CBDCs and tokens can be deployed at scale to facilitate trade and investment across the world.
Standard Chartered trials duplicate financing prevention solution
The Trade Financing Validation Service is powered by fintech MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system.
Artificial intelligence: a winning strategy for payments
AI offers a winning strategy in the race to reduce fraud and continue improving payment flows.
Sibos 2021: Major payments bodies join forces for new cross-border project
The Immediate Cross-Border Payments project also involves 11 financial institutions.
Swift appoints JP Morgan exec as new chief for Americas and UK
John Hunter will develop strategic customer relationships in both markets.
Swift hires new CTO in former Standard Chartered CISO Cheri McGuire
McGuire says she joins at a time of “pivotal” transformation.
Swift launches low-value payments service Swift Go
Payments network aims to make things easier for small businesses.
Six global banks endorse Swift’s new platform for international payments flows
The transaction management platform is set to launch in November 2022.
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Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
Lloyds is world’s first bank live on Swift gpi instant
The payments network expects to roll out adoption across the globe.
Swift launches project for “brilliantly simple” SME cross-border payments
The messaging and infrastructure network makes next step in new strategy.
Swift unveils expansion plans to “fundamentally transform” transaction management
The interbank network plans to revamp the way transactions are processed.
Swift names Nick Kerigan as new head of innovation execution
Kerigan was previously the managing director for Future Payments at Barclaycard.
Webinar: Swift gpi is a chance for payments modernisation
Opportunities beyond meeting the minimum exist for banks embracing gpi.
Swift cancels Sibos amid COVID-19 crisis
Delegates that had signed up to attend will be offered a full refund.
Swift’s ISO 20022 migration set back a year to November 2022
“The new approach will avoid short-lived investments by customers,” says Swift.
Thai blockchain start-up Lightnet gains $31.2m in Series A funding
Lightnet plans to dislodge cross-border giants like Swift.
Standard Chartered “first” bank to offer public platform to track payment status
The bank is ready for Swift’s November 2020 payments confirmation deadline.
ISO 20022: stepping in the right direction
Market participants should assess the impending transformation and work on action plans.
CMTI 2019: Capital markets in a “war” with disruptors
Innovators are drawing battle lines that banks need to meet, says panel.
BRICS nations aiming for common payment system
Russian official says the association is looking to reduce reliance on USD.
Swift and EBA Clearing kick off ISO 20022 migration for EURO1
Swift has provided the messaging layer for EURO1 since 1999.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
Swift and HSBC team up for common API standard in Hong Kong
Partnership aims to prevent fragmentation and enhance API uptake
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Sibos 2019: Swift reveals 41 second European payments pilot
The payment traveled from Singapore to Germany.
The revolution happening in cross-border payments
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Confirmations bring peace of mind to cross-border payments
Swift is working on a new universal confirmations initiative.
Swift to reveal European E2E payments pilot
Swift has already achieved sub-one-minute payments outside Europe.
Top fintech stories this week-06 September 2019
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