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SWIFT Stands Behind Its Global Payments Innovation Initiative

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SWIFT’s year has been filled with controversy, the apex of which occurred when reports surfaced that cyberthieves infiltrated Bangladesh Bank via the SWIFT messaging system in February, resulting in $81 million stolen from the bank’s account at the New York Federal Reserve.

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IBM, SWIFT Cap X-Border Payments Initiatives       

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… It all means funds can now be transferred at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional correspondent banking.”. Africa As Greenfield Payments Opportunity. SWIFT, Too. Thus, FinTech firms such as Ebury are able to track international payments in real time, and globally.

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Swift’s Global Payments Initiative Signs 73 New Banks

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As of today, 73 new banks have signed on to Swift’s Global payments initiative. The goal of the project is to expand the payment services and experience for customers by upping the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments.

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Bulgarian Fibank Joins SWIFT gpi

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First Investment Bank ( Fibank ) is the first Bulgarian bank to offer the SWIFT Global Payment Initiative (gpi), according to a press release. SWIFT data shows that about 36 percent of gpi transfers reach their destination within 5 minutes. Fibank has correspondent accounts in not only major currencies, like the U.S.

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StoneX Announces Adoption of Swift’s Payment Pre-validation Service

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StoneX has announced that it is one of the first financial organizations to enable Swift ’s new leading-edge solution for cross-border payments. Cross-border payments have long been a complex area marked by ongoing regulatory and compliance changes, bank offline hours, and increasing competition.

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 World Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions

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The jockeying for cross border-payments continues, and SWIFT and Ripple continue to dominate the headlines. As noted, SWIFT has rolled out its gpi (short for global payments initiative). Ripple has xRapid, its cross-border payments solution.

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More Banks Join SWIFT’s Global B2B Payments Pilot

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Payments messaging firm SWIFT is looking to gain support for its global payments initiative and, most recently, announced the latest backers of the pilot program. The company said it will hope to improve the transparency and speed of global payments with the program.