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SWIFT Institute Research shows mobile money can boost remote communities

12/3/2013

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The SWIFT Institute, set up to help fund research into the banking industry, has released its first working paper. The research, carried out by US-based Tufts University, shows that mobile money can help to promote financial inclusion and boost savings rates amongst remote communities.
The Tufts research is being carried out in rural communities in northern Ghana which have limited access to financial services. A month into the research project, 10% of participants had used the service solely for money transfer; two and half months later, usage increased to 26% of households, with 86% of users receiving money transfers and 70% of users saving on their mobile phone. Download the working paper here

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Global Trade Recovering, but still a way to go, finds SWIFT/ICC survey

12/6/2012

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The volume of trade finance transactions continued to increase in 2011, suggesting a slow but steady recovery in world trade, according to the 2012 ICC Global Survey on Trade Finance. The report, which can be downloaded here, polled 229 banks in 110 countries, a greater response than in any previous year, and found that, while world events such as the Arab Spring and Japan's earthquake had impacted on trade volumes, the trend was still upwards.
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"Volumes in 2011 were up or largely unchanged in most traditional trade products, the overall value of trade finance transactions was also up and the percentage of trade credit lines that were cut for corporate and financial institution customers continued to fall", said the report.

Around half of financial institutions (51%) reported an increase in export Letters of Credit volume and 56% an increase in import Letter of Credit. Guarantees were also up (39% on the export side and 47% on the import side).  

For banks, fees remain an issue. Around 65% of respondents indicated that their fees for issuance of bank undertakings had not changed in 2011, said the survey.

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SWIFT launches Institute to finance research into global transaction banking

29/4/2012

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SWIFT has set out to support research into Global Transaction Banking with the launch of the Swift Institute, based at its Brussels campus. The new institute will issue grants to support research conducted by academics and senior industry professionals.

SWIFT board chairman Yawar Shah said, "SWIFT is stepping up to the requests of the Banking Industry, especially from the Leaders of the Global Transaction Banking Businesses, to foster research in this important area to assist with thought leadership on key strategic matters. It is a limited but important initiative for SWIFT in its role as a global neutral trusted third party."

Subjects to be covered by the Institute include payments, clearing and settlement, cash management, trade financeTrust and Securities. The first research projects to be funded will cover three areas: RMB internationalisation;  Financial supply chain management and Banking inclusion

The Institute's output will include white papers, presentations and conference sessions, including at SWIFT's annual Sibos conference, which in 2012 will be held in Osaka, Japan (28 October 28 - 2 November 2012).

Seven industry figures have been appointed to the Institute's advisory council, including Shah and SWIFT CEO  Lázaro Campos . The other are:
  • Professor Dr R.J. (Ron) Berndsen, Head of Oversight Department, Cash and Payment Systems Division, De Nederlandsche Bank and endowed professor of Financial Infrastructure and Systemic Risk at Tilburg University
  • Sir Howard Davies, Professor of Practice. French School of Political Science (Sciences Po)
  • Darrell Duffie, Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • Dr Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, Chairman of Grupo Financiero Banorte-IXE
  • John Trundle, CEO, Euroclear UK and Ireland
Sources: http://www.swiftinstitute.org/
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