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FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 January 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Swift names Stephen Grainger as chief executive for Americas and UK
Grainger brings 20 years of banking and payments experience to his new role.
2022: Top five movers and shakers
FinTech Futures recaps the year’s top movers and shakers.
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.
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.
Emerging innovations that will define the future of payments
Exploring how the payments industry is moving towards a seamless, transparent and instant future.
Swift calls for collaboration to help build the future of global transactions
Swift’s ambitious new strategy to reinvent global financial transactions.
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.
Webinar: Swift gpi is a chance for payments modernisation
Opportunities beyond meeting the minimum exist for banks embracing gpi.
Swift’s ISO 20022 migration set back a year to November 2022
“The new approach will avoid short-lived investments by customers,” says Swift.
ISO 20022: stepping in the right direction
Market participants should assess the impending transformation and work on action plans.
Swift to expand its gpi into securities and FX transactions
Swift predicts the world too will take this holistic approach to gpi.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
The revolution happening in cross-border payments
Drop in to one of the many panel discussions at Sibos.
Confirmations bring peace of mind to cross-border payments
Swift is working on a new universal confirmations initiative.
Top fintech stories this week-06 September 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Swift shifts from MT to XML format
Payment transfers will be shifting to the ISO 20022 standard.
Swift calls for industry collaboration to improve FX efficiency
Greater automation and better use of standards would benefit the FX market.
Swift awarded ESMIG network service provider status
Swift will be supporting its customers through their Target consolidation projects and the migration to ESMIG.
Swift links up with R3 for trading on blockchain
Their trial will monitor the movement of goods and payments on gpi.
Swift gpi delights in double digit growth
Global payments innovation service’s values also exceed $300 billion daily.
Swift releases pay later API standards
To prompt worldwide adoption.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Swift CEO calls time on seven “intense” years
Gottfried Leibbrandt will step down at the end of June 2019.
Swift adds information check pilot for gpi payments
The pilot for global payments innovation starts with 14 banks.
Sibos 2018: Swift gpi – how global payments are going digital
How is Swift reacting to the Sibos 2018 theme of “Going Digital”?
Swift makes gpi service tracker for all
Standard version of its tracker now available to all Swift customers.
Sibos 2018 video: Alain Raes, Swift – game-changers in fintech and the role of Sibos
Interesting points by Swift’s Alain Raes, CEO of EMEA and Asia Pacific.
