Research will focus on real-time payments, virtual currencies, data usage, liquidity and anti-money laundering.
Brussels, 12 February 2015 - The SWIFT Institute will publish a series of research papers in 2015 focusing on key challenges facing the global financial community. Research topics include, cyber security cost models, financial data usage, real-time retail payments and settlement, anti-money laundering, the influence of virtual currencies, and women in finance. The research is conducted by academics from around the world and will be available at http://www.swiftinstitute.org/papers/.
Launched in April 2012, the SWIFT Institute fosters independent research to extend the understanding of current practices and future needs across the financial industry. Managed by Swift, and working in close collaboration with academics from top international universities, including Cornell University, ESSEC Business School and Singapore Management University, the SWIFT Institute brings the financial industry and academia together to explore ideas and share knowledge on topics of global importance.
"Swift is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between academic thinking and the financial services industry, leveraging topics of mutual interest," said Peter Ware, Director, SWIFT Institute at Swift. "Since the launch of the Institute, we have made great progress in achieving this goal and will continue to do so with new research in 2015 focused on topics of global importance. Our aim is to help the global financial community better understand and manage the obstacles it is facing through new research and greater dialogue at events."
Upcoming list of research papers planned for 2015 include:
- A Predictive Cyber Security Cost Model for Financial Services Sector
- Transatlantic Extraterritoriality and the Regulation of Derivatives: Conflict and Challenge for the Financial Services Industry
- Women in Finance: A Global Perspective
- Analysis of Domestic/Cross-Border Clearing & Settlement System in Asia
- Outsourcing in Investment Management Funds: Operational Improvements vs. Risks
- Near Real-Time Retail Payment and Settlement Systems Mechanism Design
- An analysis of Bitcoin as a Novel Distributed System
- The Influence of Virtual Currencies on Fiat Currencies
- Multinational Banking and Conflicts among US-EU AML/CTF Compliance & Privacy Law
- The Role of Big Data in Governance
For events in 2015, SWIFT Institute will be bringing the topic of cyber security to the East Coast of the US on 18 May 2015, looking at the issues of insider threats, cryptography and supply chain concerns at a joint conference with the University of Delaware. In conjunction with Swift's Standards Forum, the Institute will also host a one day event focusing on regulation in the financial industry in New York on 3 November 2015. Discussions will focus on how standards could play a role in helping to better implement and ultimately comply with regulations. The SWIFT Institute will also be bringing academics to Sibos in Singapore where they will participate in the conference, as well as lead and participate in dedicated discussions on key industry topics.
Since its inception, the Institute has issued 23 research grants and published ten research papers. The following papers, and more, are available for download from the SWIFT Institute:
- Cross-border Low Value Payments and Regional Integration: Enablers and Disablers - December 2014
- Theory of Optimum Financial Areas: Retooling the Debate on the Governance of Global Finance - November 2014
- The Global Network of Payment Flows - September 2014
- Macroprudential Oversight, Risk Communication and Visualisation - May 2014
About SWIFT Institute
The SWIFT Institute, managed by Swift, funds and publishes independent research bringing together academics and practitioners from the financial services industry. The research is conducted by academics and senior industry professionals and focuses on topics important to the global financial community. The goal of the Institute is to extend the understanding of current practice and future needs in global financial services. The Institute fosters independent research by giving grants, access to research data and publication opportunities for approved projects. The Institute also acts as a catalyst for bringing the Swift community and academics together to explore ideas, share knowledge and extend mutual understanding of financial services.
For more information, please follow us on LinkedIn: SWIFT Institute or Twitter: @SwiftInstitute or visit http://www.swiftinstitute.org/.
Upcoming events:
- Cyber Security in the Financial Services Industry, 18th May, Delaware, US: click here for further event details.
- Standards & Regulation, 3rd November, NY, US: click here for further event details.
About Swift
Swift is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 10,800 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in over 200 countries and territories. Swift enables its users to exchange automated, standardised financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. Swift also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest.
For more information, visit http://www.swift.com/ or follow us on Twitter: @swiftcommunity and LinkedIn: Swift
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