Cyber Security

Cyber security in the financial industry

Video Series Part 4: A Concerted Response to the Cyber Threat

Customer Security Programme

SWIFT launches dedicated customer security programme

Reinforcing the security of the global banking system

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Discover how SWIFT is making real world change for the financial industry

SWIFT Business Forum Johannesburg

SWIFT Business Forum South Africa 2016

Post event report now available

SWIFT security update

Security announcements

SWIFT statements on recent customer security incidents

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Central Banking Journal focusses on SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme

Editor in Chief speaks with SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt

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Financial messaging standards enable the global industry to work together. Find out how we help shape market practice and define global standards.

FIN messages
on 14 September 2016
FIN messages
in September 2016
Total messages 2016 Growth YTD Network availability 2016
23.53Mio 243Mio 4,536Mio 5.74% 99.999%
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Business Identifier Code (BIC) Directory

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In the spotlight
News

De-risking in the Caribbean

Risk mitigation, standardisation and transparency, the future of the Caribbean financial community
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Argentina’s CSD joins SWIFT to support the nation’s capital markets revitalisation

SWIFT helps Argentina’s market infrastructure growth plans by providing automation and global access
Compliance

Navigating FATF Recommendation 16

Learn about the implications of stricter requirements for wire transfers in an article reprinted from ACAMS Today

News

Re-assessing the risks

Serving low-risk clients in high-risk markets is made harder by financial crime compliance obligations, but not impossible
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SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening service exceeds 500 customers

Cooperative sees validation of the hosted utility model for compliance services
News

Virtual currencies unlikely to crowd out fiat currencies, according to new research

New research from the SWIFT Institute assesses whether the global financial community is accepting Bitcoin as a valid currency.
News

Welcome to the new SWIFT for Corporates

The SWIFT for Corporates microsite site is now fully integrated with the swift.com master site. Corporate customers now have access to full...
Compliance

Financial Crime Compliance

When it comes to financial crime compliance, we understand the challenges of mitigating risks and costs. Our solutions are the result of working closely with our customers to understand and address their needs.
News

UniCredit streamlines know your customer data collection with SWIFT’s KYC Registry

As an early adopter of The KYC Registry, UniCredit is actively encouraging other institutions to join the platform
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