Latest Sibos News: Finextra Research

JPMorgan signs for Swift's MyStandards tool

JPMorgan has become the first global bank to sign up to the new Web-based standards management package developed by interbank network Swift.

04 October 2012

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Chinese banks withdraw from Sibos as territorial dispute with Japan escalates

Three of the biggest Chinese banks have pulled their participation from the annual Swift banking conference, Sibos, which is scheduled to take place in Osaka at the end of the month, as relations between China and Japan sour.

03 October 2012

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Irish bank community selects Sentenial to run Sepa conversion service

Sepa specialist Sentenial has won a deal with the Irish banking community to provide a BIC and Iban conversion service for corporate customers.

27 September 2012

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Swift goes on hiring spree for new Apac corporate hub

Interbank messaging network Swift is establishing a corporate hub in Asia Pacific, at sites in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, employing 100 people.

26 September 2012

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Campos quits Swift

Lazaro Campos is to step down as chief executive officer of interbank messaging network Swift after five years at the helm, making way for former McKinsey man and current head of marketing Gottfried Leibbrandt.

21 May 2012

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In 'unprecedented' step, Swift cuts off Iranian banks

Under orders from the EU, Swift has taken the unprecedented step of cutting off its financial messaging network to Iranian banks subject to European sanctions.

15 March 2012

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Swift introduces cloud-based connectivity

Financial messaging network Swift is preparing to upgrade its Alliance Lite system, bringing the option of cloud-based connectivity to most customers.

01 March 2012

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Edinburgh to host EBAday 2012

Registration has opened for EBAday 2012, the pre-eminent annual event for the European payments industry, which will run for two full days from 15-16 May at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland.

24 February 2012

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US lawmakers bid to shut Iranian banks out of Swift network

US politicians have proposed a bill that would block Iranian banks from using the Swift network for sending and receiving payment messages.

02 February 2012

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Finextra signs off for Christmas and New Year break

The Finextra office will be closed after Wednesday 21 December, re-opening Tuesday 3 January.

21 December 2011

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Swift to take start-up contest global

Financial messaging network Swift is to extend its start-up challenge to three regional showcase events in the US, Asia and Europe, inviting companies to pitch for the chance to present their innovations to financial institutions at Sibos - Swift's annual conference - in Osaka in 2012.

07 December 2011

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Firms urged to begin IT prep for handling LEIs

Delegates at the annual user conference of financial messaging body Swift were given more information about the development of the legal entity identifier (LEI) messaging standard designed to produce an electronic tag for the counterparties in all securities transactions

22 September 2011

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