Biggest ever ARC celebrated real progress towards regional integration and other goals but pointed out further steps needed to continue driving the inclusive growth agenda.

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Banks from both sides of the Atlantic have successfully exchanged payment messages for a faster cross-border payment as part of a proof of concept demonstrating the feasibility of synchronizing settlement across existing instant payment systems in one of the world’s largest currency corridors.

As Swift celebrates its 50th anniversary, we explore what changes the next 50 years might bring about when it comes to financial institutions’ relationship with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues.

What role can third-party solutions such as ‘RegTech’ and industry utilities play in helping banks tackle regulatory compliance reporting challenges?

During a recent roundtable discussion, representatives of Russia’s National Settlement Depository, Swift and the Russian National Swift Association (ROSSwift) explored the opportunities – and the obstacles – on the road to ISO 20022 adoption.

Swift CEO Lázaro Campos told EU Parliamentarians today, "whatever the outcome of the current discussions about the use of data for counter-terrorism purposes, what we must not jeopardize are the protections which exist today for citizens' data, the certainty of the legal framework within which companies operate and the commercial level playing field." Mr Campos was also keen to emphasise that the debate is not about Swift, but about how Europe plans to cooperate with the US for counter…

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"Swift is delighted to support this industry-wide effort to advance distributed ledger technology," said Craig Young, Swift's Chief Technology Officer. "Cooperation and collaboration - hallmarks of the Swift cooperative - will be key to ensuring the scalability and adoption of this technology."

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