Education
Below are SWIFTSmart training modules and links to third party educational courses.
25 Apr 2023
CFTE – Blockchain and Digital Assets Programme
SWIFT Institute is dedicated to bring insights and knowledge to those interested in the financial industry. It is proud to endorse this course on Blockchain and Digital Assets which it believes delivers knowledge that will help to understand the latest developments in the digitalisation of finance.
Blockchain and Digital Assets are rapidly disrupting the economy and financial services. The online Certification Programme: Blockchain and Digital Assets for Financial Services provides participants with the industry based knowledge to develop skills to thrive in digital finance.
24 Apr 2023
Climate change litigation risk and the new due diligence risk
Climate change talk is all around, so what does this mean for finance? Why should they worry if they are not directly adversely contributing to climate change? Hear form Professor Brian Scott-Quinn, Chair of the ICMA and professor at Henley Business School on why he believes this is the new due diligence risk for banks.
24 Apr 2023
Explaining Federated Machine Learning
How can we protect data privacy and still improve data robustness? Professor Emiliano De Cristofaro, professor at University College London, educates us on the federated machine learning model that provides data privacy whilst allowing for the sharing of information amongst datasets.
24 Apr 2023
What is the Metaverse?
Get ready to understand the world of the Metaverse! And what does is mean for you and for you business? How is digital currency used in the metaverse. Hear from Associate Professor Jean-Philippe Vergne, UCL School of Management explain the metaverse and its potential for financial institutions.
24 Apr 2023
Decentralised Lending
In Delving in DeFi, you learned about decentralized finance and how it has the potential to disintermediate banks. In this episode, Associate Professor Sean Foley, Macquarie University, Head of Decentralized Assets at the Digital Finance cooperative research centre in Sydney Australia returns to explain how lending works on decentralized exchanges.
24 Apr 2023
Delving into Defi
Decentralized Finance, what is its role in disintermediating traditional finance? Well, hear all about this interesting topic from Associate Professor Sean Foley, Macquarie University, Head of Decentralized Assets at the Digital Finance cooperative research centre in Sydney Australia. Is DeFi the Uber of Finance? Watch and make your own opinion.
24 Apr 2023
Shadow Banking and Regulation
The definition of Shadow Banking is not straight forward, so in this episode hear what it is, key terminologies to understand the sector from Professor Barbara Casu, Bayes Business School, City College London.
24 Apr 2023
Central bank digital currencies and international payments
By now most of us know about central bank digital currencies and their potential in domestic markets. But the real question is on how these digital central bank currencies can facilitate cross border payments. In this episode, hear from Professor Chusu He, co-author of the SWIFT Institute paper of the same name, explain in brief the results of this research.
24 Apr 2023
Achieving Net Zero
Dr. Nina Seega of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, talks to us about what banks and corporates need to think about to help achieve net zero goals. Don’t miss this informative episode of the Knowledge Brief series.
24 Apr 2023
What are digital Assets?
In this Knowledge Brief, learn about the different categories of digital assets, and what the difference are. We hear from Professor Alistair Milne of Loughborough University, as he educates us on the topic which is also the focus of a paper he wrote for the Swift Institute Defining Digital Assets.
19 Jan 2023
What is a Quantum Computer and why should we care?
Have you heard about the quantum threat? Do you want to know what the heck is a quantum computer? Then watch this short video to learn from Professor Andrea Morello, University of New South Wales. He explains what quantum computing is, and why it is something that has the potential to disrupt the security of our systems.
08 Nov 2022
What is Duplicate Financing?
Duplicate financing is a significant fraud challenge for financing institutions, one that they find difficult to detect and prevent, mainly due to the fact that they operate in information silos. Based on a SWIFT Institute commissioned briefing paper, authored by Dr Ramandeep K. Chhina, examines the issue of duplicate financing fraud in trade finance.
07 Dec 2021
Introduction to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
Follow this course to learn what are Central Bank Digital Currencies
15 May 2019
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Learn the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Know how AI can be used in the financial industry
Understand how SWIFT adopts AI techniques to provide better services
06 Feb 2018
Certificate in Principles of Payments
CertPAY* provides the global payments industry with an internationally recognised benchmark qualification that will assist organisations in developing their employees and providing assurance to their customers, partners and regulators.
31 Oct 2017
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
Follow this introductory course to discover what Distributed Ledger Technology is and the problems it aims to solve. See how blockchains and cryptocurrencies fit into the picture. Get an idea of the opportunities DLT offers, as well as the challenges to be resolved.
23 Sep 2016
Cyber Security: Customer Incidents
Follow this introductory course to understand how cyber criminals can penetrate your local infrastructures. You will also learn how important it is to prevent, detect, and report any breaches in security.
21 Jul 2016
Financial Messaging Standards
Follow this introductory course to review the value of standardisation for the financial markets and lays out the various standards made available by SWIFT.
21 Jul 2016
About SWIFT
Follow this introductory course to understand why SWIFT was created, to know how the governance of SWIFT is organised, and to recognise which values guide SWIFT.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT Software Solutions
Follow this introductory course to understand which SWIFT connectivity, messaging and integration software solutions best meet your needs.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT Shared Services
Follow this introductory course to understand SWIFT’s Shared Services and financial crime compliance, and how these can help you to reduce cost, complexity and risk.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT Messaging services
Follow this introductory course to understand which SWIFT messaging services best meet the business needs of your institution and community.
The following messaging services are covered: FIN, InterAct, FileAct, Web Access and MI Channel.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT Institute
Follow this introductory course to understand what the SWIFT Institute is, how it works, and what it does.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT Connectivity and Security
Follow this introductory course to understand how SWIFT delivers confidentiality, integrity and availability on its secure platform.
19 Jul 2016
SWIFT in 5 minutes
Follow this introductory course to understand SWIFT’s offering within the financial markets.