25 Jun 18 @ 15:49

The SWIFT Community is to universally adopt the gpi service, in a move which will see all 10,000 banks on SWIFT’s global network use the global payments innovation service (gpi)... read more

14 Jun 18 @ 11:16

It would appear that a new rivalry is raging that looks set to decide how cross-border payments are handled for decades to come. It is a contest that encapsulates much... read more

17 May 18 @ 11:10

The Swift network, whose financial messaging system facilitates cross-border payments, has been caught in the middle of the US and EU showdown over how to handle one of the linchpins... read more

10 Oct 17 @ 13:07

Almost $60 million has been stolen from Far Eastern International Bank in Taiwan using a Swift malware attack last week, with funds being routed to accounts in Cambodia, Sri Lanka and the... read more

06 Jul 17 @ 14:45

Swift says that is has signed an additional 22 banks to its blockchain proof of concept (PoC). The project is designed to determine if blockchain technology can help banks reconcile... read more

18 Apr 17 @ 13:39

Swift has revealed a service designed to help banks spot fraudulent messages and avoid a repeat of the now infamous Bangladesh Bank hack. Customers are able to integrate the service directly into... read more

12 Oct 16 @ 16:24

A new Trojan dubbed Odinaff has been reported attacking banks and other financial targets worldwide. Odinaff attacks include the manipulation of embattled SWIFT logs and the extensive use of hack... read more

28 Jun 16 @ 16:20

SWIFT says that 73 banks worldwide have now joined its global payments initiative, designed to improve the cross-border payments experience. Recent banks to join the initiative include, Alfa-Bank, Axis Bank, Banco... read more

27 May 16 @ 13:26

Investigators are examining possible computer breaches at as many as 12 banks linked to Swift’s global payments network that have irregularities similar to those in the theft of $81 million... read more

23 May 16 @ 11:32

SWIFT has announced the availability of a new paper investigating how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) could be used in financial services. Published in collaboration with Accenture, the paper is based on... read more

16 May 16 @ 15:22

A Swift cyber-attack, similar to one that saw $81m (£56m) stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank, has reportedly hit a second bank. The warning about the second attack came from Swift,... read more

10 May 16 @ 11:53

SWIFT on Monday heavily rejected allegations by officials in Bangladesh that technicians with the global banking system made the nation’s central bank more vulnerable to hacking before an $81 million cyber... read more

26 Apr 16 @ 11:25

In February 2016 one of the largest cyber heists was committed and subsequently disclosed. An unknown attacker gained access to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) using SWIFT malware. The BB SWIFT... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 16:44

SWIFT says that 45 leading banks have signed up to its global payments innovation initiative, announced at the end of December 2015. The 45 participating firms include major transaction banks from... read more

14 Jul 15 @ 15:53

Just hours after the historic settlement and lifting of years old sanctions against Iran regarding their nuclear capabilities, the Iranian banks have rejoined the SWIFT international banks settlement network. Iran’s Day... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 10:54

SWIFT says it has been selected by the UK’s Payments Council as the vendor for the country’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) International Bank Account Number (IBAN) Only central infrastructure platform.... read more

02 Dec 14 @ 11:24

Australia’s new payment system will be delayed by a year after five institutions stepped back from funding the $1 billion project. It was announced on Tuesday that the Reserve Bank of Australia-backed real... read more

01 Sep 14 @ 12:06

The UK government is to urge European Union nations to expel Russian banks from the Swift financial messaging network, amid rising tensions over the crisis in Ukraine. UK prime minister... read more

05 Mar 14 @ 15:16

SWIFT has created a financial crime compliance services unit headed up by Luc Meurant. The expanding team is tasked with launching SWIFT’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry shared services platform, which... read more

16 Sep 13 @ 16:56

The NSA has been widely monitoring international banking and credit card transactions, a new report says referencing Edward Snowden’s leak. The agency targeted Visa customers and global financial service SWIFT... read more