- U.S., allies agree to limit Russia's access to SWIFT banking system https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-back-hitting-russias-access-swift-european-allies-agre-rcna17832 3 comments worldnews
- U.S., allies agree to limit Russia's access to SWIFT banking system https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-back-hitting-russias-access-swift-european-allies-agre-rcna17832 129 comments economics
- U.S., allies agree to limit Russia's access to SWIFT banking system https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna17832 11 comments politics
- U.S., allies agree to limit Russia's access to SWIFT banking system https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-back-hitting-russias-access-swift-european-allies-agre-rcna17832 4 comments worldevents
- U.S., allies agree to limit Russia's access to SWIFT banking system https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-back-hitting-russias-access-swift-european-allies-agre-rcna17832 3 comments worldnews
- SWIFT system to disconnect some Iranian banks this weekend https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-iran-sanctions-swift/swift-system-to-disconnect-some-iranian-banks-this-weekend-idusfwn1xk0yw 3 comments worldnews
- Some Russian Banks Have Been Cut From SWIFT Financial System https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dxyy/some-russian-banks-have-been-cut-from-swift-financial-system 2 comments worldnews
- SWIFT banking system could be used as sanction against Russia. What is it? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/swift-banking-system-used-sanction-russia-rcna17533 13 comments worldnews
- Banks’ SWIFT Messaging System to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Early 2022 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/23/banks-swift-messaging-system-to-experiment-with-tokenized-assets-in-early-2022/ 7 comments cryptocurrency
- US, EU announce some Russian banks will be disconnected from the SWIFT banking system https://www.businessinsider.com/us-eu-announce-some-russian-banks-removed-from-swift-2022-2?IR=T&r=US 4 comments economy
- US, allies to kick certain Russian banks out of SWIFT banking system https://thehill.com/policy/international/595997-us-allies-to-kick-certain-russia-banks-out-of-swift-banking-system 22 comments politics
- EU agrees to exclude seven Russian banks from Swift system https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/eu-agrees-to-exclude-seven-russian-banks-from-swift-system-1.4815646 17 comments worldnews
- Why cutting Russian banks from SWIFT payments system matters https://globalnews.ca/news/8648945/russia-banks-swift-payments-system/ 10 comments economy
- SWIFT Sanctions: The Banking System That Russia Doesn’t Want to Lose https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine/swift-biden-putin-sanctions-russia-explainer 112 comments economy
- What is SWIFT banking system? Russia could be ejected over Ukraine invasion https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/what-is-swift-banking-system-russia-could-be-ejected-over-ukraine-invasion/ 32 comments politics
- Trudeau announces sanctions on Putin, calls for Russia's removal from SWIFT banking system https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-putin-sanctions-1.6365179 294 comments worldnews
- SWIFT banking system could be used as a sanction against Russia. Here’s what it is. — NBC News https://apple.news/Ad6NqL-dcT1KTG2E4-Rkb3g 10 comments worldnews
- Hackers stole $6 million from Russian bank via SWIFT system: central bank https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hackers-stole-6-million-attack-swift-system-russian-060619258.html 6 comments worldnews
- Russia's top banks have started lending out yuan and transferring China's currency outside the SWIFT system. https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/russias-top-banks-have-started-lending-out-yuan-and-transferring-chinas-currency-outside-the-swift-system/articleshow/94059601.cms#:~:text=the%20SWIFT%20system-,Russia's%20top%20banks%20have%20started%20lending%20out%20yuan%20and,currency%20outside%20the%20SWIFT%20system&text=Russia's%20top%20banks%20have%20deepened,lending%20out%20money%20in%20yuan. 17 comments china
- Russian banks to be cut off from SWIFT payments system, says EU chief https://www.euronews.com/2022/02/26/some-russian-banks-will-be-cut-off-from-swift-international-payments-system-says-eu-chief 3 comments worldnews
- Ukraine invasion: Western allies agree to cut select Russian banks from global financial messaging system SWIFT https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-invasion-western-allies-agree-to-kick-select-russian-banks-out-of-swift-cutting-them-off-from-global-financial-network-12552905 14 comments worldnews
- Canada's Trudeau announces sanctions on Putin, calls for Russia's removal from SWIFT banking system https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-putin-sanctions-1.6365179 7 comments worldnews
- Banking system SWIFT was anything but on security, ex-boss claims http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/18/swift_was_anything_but_on_security_claim/ 5 comments europe
- The European Commission is set to propose removing the Russian banks Credit Bank of Moscow and the Russian Agricultural Bank from the SWIFT international payments system, four EU diplomats told POLITICO https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-set-to-sanction-credit-bank-of-moscow-and-russian-agricultural-bank/ 2 comments worldnews
- The move to ban certain Russian banks from Swift is likely to accelerate expansion of Beijing’s cross-border payment and settlement system, analysts say https://amp.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3168684/what-chinas-swift-equivalent-and-could-it-help-beijing-reduce 26 comments bitcoin
- EU proposes freezing assets of Russian central bank and removing 'certain' other banks from SWIFT system https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-sanctions-russia-ukraine-swift-banking-system-5695327-Feb2022/ 6 comments worldnews
- EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/26/eu-uk-canada-us-pledge-to-remove-selected-russian-banks-from-swift.html 2 comments worldnews
- EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT https://cnbc.com/id/107021482 15 comments worldnews
- EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/26/eu-uk-canada-us-pledge-to-remove-selected-russian-banks-from-swift.html 11 comments worldnews
- EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT http://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/26/eu-uk-canada-us-pledge-to-remove-selected-russian-banks-from-swift.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard 2 comments worldnews
- US concidering cutting off Russia from SWIFT banking system. If this happens, Russia will be forced to find an alternative monetary network. This would be bullish for Bitcoin. https://www.reddit.com/r/EndlessWar/comments/rmi86t/us_considers_cutting_off_russia_from_global/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share 186 comments bitcoin
- Visa relies on ACH, Fedwire, SWIFT, the global correspondent banking system, the Federal Reserve and, of course, the military and diplomatic strength of the U.S… Bitcoin relies on bitcoin, a global monetary system, that only uses 0.117% of the global energy. Most of that now is sustainable energy! https://www.tradersinsight.news/traders-insight/securities/crypto/bitcoin-mining-uses-a-higher-mix-of-sustainable-energy-than-any-major-country-or-industry/ 16 comments cryptocurrency
- Digital yuan could bust the United States. People’s Bank of China and SWIFT, the global system for international monetary transfers, set up a joint venture to promote the use of China’s digital currency in cross-border payments. https://asiatimes.com/2021/02/digital-yuan-could-bust-the-united-states/ 3 comments economy
- Deutsche Bank needs a bold and swift restructuring. Germany’s old national champion is looking systemically dangerous https://www.ft.com/content/05bc5bce-fa4d-11e8-8b7c-6fa24bd5409c 7 comments europe
- US government 'hacked global bank system'; The tools are said to have been created by the US NSA, and accompanying documents appear to indicate a possible breach of the Swift global banking system. Such a hack could have enabled the US to covertly monitor financial transactions, researchers said. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39606575 20 comments worldnews
- Hackers released documents that indicated the U.S. National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system, allowing it to monitor Middle Eastern and Latin American banks. The release included computer code that could be adapted by criminals to break into SWIFT http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-swift-iduskbn17g1hc?il=0 3 comments worldnews
- SWIFT, the inter-bank messaging network which is the backbone of international finance, said it planned to cut off the remaining North Korean banks still connected to its system, as concerns about the country's nuclear program and missile tests grow http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-banks-iduskbn16n2sz?il=0 5 comments worldnews
- Two bytes to $951m: "An unknown attacker gained access to the Bangladesh Bank's (BB) SWIFT payment system and reportedly instructed an American bank to transfer money from BB's account to accounts in The Philippines. The attackers attempted to steal $951m, of which $81m is still unaccounted for." http://baesystemsai.blogspot.com/2016/04/two-bytes-to-951m.html 14 comments programming
- Russian Central Bank to launch alternative to SWIFT bank transaction system in spring 2015. (Globally SWIFT transmits orders for transactions worth more than $6 trillion, and involves more than 10,000 financial institutions in 210 countries. ) http://rt.com/business/204459-russia-swift-payment-alternative/ 3 comments russia
- Germany's Merkel Gets Tough on Russia "In one of the most extreme scenarios being discussed in Europe and the U.S., Russia could be locked out of Swift, the Belgium-based international money-transfer system, as happened to Iran in 2012. That would cripple Russia’s banking system." http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-17/germany-mulls-harsh-sanctions-on-russia-dot-will-europe-follow#r=rss 88 comments europe