26 Aug 2020
Rise of the central bank digital currencies: drivers, approaches and technologies
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are receiving more attention than ever before. Yet the motivations for issuance vary across countries, as do the policy approaches and technical designs. A new...
Read more20 Aug 2020
Five years of growth in public–private financial information-sharing partnerships to tackle crime
A new report published by FFIS* sets out a global overview of the field of public–private partnerships, and summarises evidence relating to the impact of such partnerships in tackling financial...
Read more14 Aug 2020
Call for Proposals The SWIFT Institute invites proposals for research on the Tokenisation of Assets
Is there value in the tokenisation of securities assets over existing market infrastructure mechanisms? The SWIFT Institute invites proposals for research on the tokenisation of assets, whether the digital representation...
Read more13 Aug 2020
Securing the future of the Financial Industry through Improved Gender Diversity
Exploring developments in the industry ten years after the financial crisis of 2007-9, new research sponsored by the SWIFT Institute aims to unravel and answer two key questions facing the...
Read more04 Jun 2020
The Ethics & Trust in Global Finance 8th edition
International prize seeks big ideas for the future of ethics and trust in finance SWIFT and the SWIFT Institute are proud to partner with the 8th biennial Ethics & Trust...
Read more19 Nov 2019
The next generation of ethics and trust in finance
Announcing the winner of the 7th edition of the Ethics & Trust in Finance Prize In 2005, a small prize was launched in Geneva with the aim of encouraging high-quality...
Read more04 Nov 2019
Five Ways to Successfully Face Digital Disruption
Digital disruption is alarming, powerful and unsettling said Dr. Jeanne W. Ross, Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Information Systems Research. Three years ago she explained how digital...
Read more28 Oct 2019
Cyber Resilience and Financial Organizations: A Capacity-building Tool Box
A new set of cyber security tools provides financial institutions with actionable measures to protect themselves from online fraud. Financial institutions have always been attractive targets for fraud; “free” money...
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