Ebury becomes first fintech to go live with Swift gpi
Global payments innovation powers on.
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Top fintech stories this week – 24 August 2018
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German minister calls for independent EU Swift payments network
To bypass the US sanctions on business with Iran.
India’s Cosmos Bank stars in $13.5m hacking drama
Malware attack on its Swift and debit card payment systems.
Swift unleashes gpi for corporates pilot
Corporates and banks to test a new multi-bank payments tracking solution.
Interview: Darryl Twiggs, SmartStream – the time is right for blockchain
Now is the right time to embrace blockchain.
Banco de Chile loses $10m and 9,000 hard drives in hack
The bank reports it was forced to disconnect every PC and terminal.
Banco Brandesco first bank in Brazil to join Swift gpi
Banco Brandesco wants faster and more traceable payments with gpi.
Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
Swift blockchain test promises bank benefits – but one size does not fit all
Deutsche Bank shares lessons learnt.
HSBC live with Swift gpi
160 banks worldwide have signed for Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi).
Swift gpi: move forward or fall behind
Making the case for banks to become Swift gpi-ready.
Banking Technology April 2018 issue out now
You sought symmetry. And fintech came to you.
Swift goes universal for real-time payment tracking
gpi Tracker extended to all payment messages.
India’s central bank issues Swift ultimatum for core banking
With a deadline of 30 April 2018.
Hackers swipe $2m from India’s City Union Bank via Swift
Three “fraudulent remittances” – sent via correspondent banks to accounts in Dubai, Turkey and China.
Hackers steal $6m from Russian bank via Swift
Russian central bank disclosed the information… very discreetly.
Australia’s new payments platform launches
Enabling customers with accounts at different banks to make 24×7 payments in real-time.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 16 January 2018
Post-trade scenarios, a cryptocurrency app and a trading platform. Stars Swift, DeVere Group and Horizon Software.
Fintech journalist shares pointless predictions for 2018
The catastrophic catalogue of conjectures.
SEPA – are we there yet?
The payments industry was dragged kicking and screaming into the single euro payments area (SEPA), but on 28 January 2018, the initiative will celebrate its tenth anniversary. No doubt former doubters will sing its praises.
Unibank becomes Armenia’s first bank to comply with Swift security standards
Unibank is now fully compliant with the required standards of security for the Swift payment infrastructure.
SWIFT Partners with TCH to Drive Instant Payments in the U.S.
Hot on the heels of the Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force final report and call for the industry to implement faster payments in the U.S. by 2020, SWIFT is offering a gateway.
SWIFT Unveils Instant Payments Messaging for Europe
SWIFT has a new instant payments messaging solution for the European market, offering a single gateway to multiple systems. The service will be available by November 2018.
SWIFT Strengthens Security with New Payment Controls
SWIFT has launched a real-time payment controls service to add to its customers’ existing fraud controls. The fraud and cybercrime prevention service permits its customers to screen their payment messages according to their own chosen parameters, “enabling them to immediately detect any unusual message flows before transmission,” according to an April 12 company announcement.
