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SWIFT for Corporates

Learning channels:

Classroom course

On-site training

Today, financial institutions can offer SWIFT connectivity to their corporate customers. Many corporates who have started using SWIFT have significantly reduced their cost and risks. They have also been able to optimise their efficiency in cash and liquidity management, monitoring of accounts, financial risk management and streamlining their operations with their financial institutions. This course will give you a complete overview of the SWIFT business solutions banks can offer to their corporate customers with regards to the various messaging services available, different service models used and available connectivity options for a corporate to connect to SWIFT.

Audience

• Corporate treasurers, regional treasurers, treasury managers, finance directors, trade service practitioners, heads of shared service centres
• Global bank cash management, trade services and transaction services managers
• Accounts payable and receivable managers
• Existing SWIFT corporate users or corporates seeking to optimise their communication platforms with their financial institutions
• Consultancy firms and application vendors

You will learn

• To identify the SWIFT messages used in the corporate to bank space to handle various financial flows
• About the various SWIFT messaging services available to corporate customers
• About the different connectivity options for a corporate to connect to SWIFT

Course content

• SWIFT standards and messaging services (FIN, FileAct, InterAct)
• Highlights of specific FIN message standards
• Main concepts of SWIFT MX standards
• Description of the SWIFT for corporate offering
• Cash management, treasury
• MT and MX combinations
• Choosing an access model to SWIFT
• Choosing a connectivity model to SWIFT
• Developing your business case and benefits

Prior knowledge

No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required.

Duration

The course duration depends on the learning channel you choose:

• Classroom course: 1 day
• On-site training: as per your requirements