Tag: SWIFT

September 06, 2016 BY Mike Fox

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

The SWIFT Institute has published a new research paper analysing whether Bitcoin will crowd out fiat currencies in the global community. The paper, entitled “Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?”, looks at the dynamic relationship between virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, and fiat currencies, and evaluates any immediate risks that virtual currencies pose…

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August 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Innotribe and Innovate Finance launch Global FinTech Hubs Federation Initiative

Innotribe, SWIFT’s innovation arm, and Innovate Finance, the independent membership organisation for global FinTech, have announced the launch of the Global FinTech Hubs Federation (GFHF) to help foster innovation across the world’s financial services industry. To date, more than 20 countries - including Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, to name a few…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SWIFT responds to reports about malware hitting its network

Cyber security is high on the agenda, as SWIFT was today forced to voice its stance regarding reports alleging its network and messaging services were affected by malware. SWIFT said in its statement that it was aware of malware targeting the ability of financial institutions to evidence fraudulent transactions. It added that the malware has…

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March 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SWIFT, China International Payment Service Corp sign memorandum of understanding

SWIFT announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China International Payment Service Corp., (CIPS Co.). The MOU details plans for strategic co-operation to develop China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) leveraging SWIFT as a channel to connect CIPS with SWIFT’s global user community. SWIFT Chief Executive of Asia Pacific…

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March 10, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Russia's NSD enables connecting to SWIFT via certified Service Bureau

Russia’s National Settlement Depository, part of the Moscow Exchange Group or Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), announces today that it has introduced services of the certified Service Bureau of SWIFT in the Russian market. The SWIFT Service Bureau is an organization which secures full access to all SWIFT services and is responsible for organizing interactions with…

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January 28, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SWIFT: Chinese yuan accounts for 2.31% of global payments in Dec'15

The latest SWIFT RMB Tracker, the study which tracks the Chinese yuan international adoption, was published today, showing that the Chinese currency gained share as a world payments currency in December 2015. In the last month of 2015, the RMB accounted for 2.31% of global payments, with an increased market share compared to 2.28% in…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Chinese Yuan retreats to #5 as world payments currency: SWIFT

The latest SWIFT RMB Monthly Tracker, the report monitoring the Chinese yuan adoption across the globe, was published earlier today, showing that the Chinese currency lost one place in the ranking of international payments currencies. The SWIFT report for September 2015 shows that the Chinese currency fell back to position #5 in the ranking table…

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