Industry Preparedness for Accelerated Settlement
Institution(s): ISITC Europe CIC, London Institute of Banking and Finance, Ulster University Business School
This paper discusses the progress made towards T+1 and instantaneous settlement in financial markets, and industry preparedness for such a change. We cover the various equity settlement technologies and analyse...
SWIFT Institute: Investigating cybersecurity risk minimisation practices across Africa
Institution(s): United States International University in Kenya
Read how institutions in Africa are responding to cybersecurity threats through detective and preventative measures, the implementation of Information Security Polices and the adoption of frameworks to streamline their cyber-risk...
Lessons in private-private financial information sharing to detect and disrupt crime
Institution(s): Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
This research commission by the Swift Institute and written by Nick Maxwell, Head of the RUSI Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) programme, highlights the impact of platforms that allow...
Central Bank Digital Currencies and International Payments
Institution(s): Loughborough University, Manchester Business School
Read about what counts as a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and the nature of the CBDC opportunity in international payments. Central banks worldwide are examining closely the new digital...
Digital Assets and Markets: A transaction-cost analysis of market architectures
Institution(s): Macquarie University, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, Wilfred Laurier University
This report examines the market landscape for digital assets, including digitally recorded traditional securities and cryptographically secured tokens that represent the building blocks of the future tokenized economy. It shows...
The Future of Transaction Monitoring: Better ways to detect and disrupt financial crime
Institution(s): Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
New SWIFT Institute sponsored research analyses the current financial transaction-monitoring model and provides a look to the future of systemic monitoring. The surveillance of client transactions by financial institutions, known...
Cyber Resilience and Financial Organizations: A Capacity-building Tool Box – 2021
Institution(s): Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The SWIFT Institute continues to partner with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to bring you this updated toolkit to help financial institutions enhance their cyber security. The result is...