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Are SWIFT Technicians To Blame For Bangladesh Bank Heist?

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Bangladeshi police and banking officials say that the connection of SWIFT messaging to a new bank transaction system could have led to the $81 million cyberheist at the central bank of Bangladesh. The specific issue seems to have been with how SWIFT was connected with Bangladesh’s first real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system.

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EU Parliament Eyes New Rules On Cross-Border Payment Fees

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The companies noted that the blocks are focused on SWIFT and SEPA payments, using EastNets’ PaymentSafe and SafeWatch Filtering solutions, which will make such payments compliant with anti-money laundering (AML) mandates. In Canada, Payments Canada said on Wednesday (Feb.

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SWIFT CEO Says It’s Not Responsible For Hacks

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In light of the events surrounding the $81 million Bangladesh central bank heist, SWIFT has stepped forward to clarify that it does not hold any liability for fraudulent transactions originating from cyberattacks on its customers’ networks. The meeting marked the first time officials decided to cooperate.

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Moving Money X-Border In The Age Of ‘Business As Unusual’

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The time available to fix SWIFT messages is two days; the time to fix real-time gross settlement (RTGS) payments is the daily cutoff; to fix faster payments is two hours; and instant payments a scant two minutes.

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ACI Streamlines Banks’ Path To Real-Time Payments

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It uses the ACI Money Transfer System and the payment processing capabilities of UP Immediate Payments to connect banks to real-time payment schemes and Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), enabling FIs to deploy open API technology and support SWIFT functionality, including support of SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) and SWIFTNet.

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TRENDING: Inside Hong Kong’s New Faster Payment System

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Last year, only 25 real-time payment systems were operational worldwide — that number is growing rapidly. Demand is also heating up for real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems. The governor of the Federal Reserve is pushing conversations on getting an RTGS system in the U.S.,

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SIA’s Third-Party Approach To RTGS

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By 1990, many countries had real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems in place to rapidly clear and settle high-value transactions. But as countries continue to demand more from their RTGS offerings, many are realizing that their aging services no longer meet their needs.