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Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay

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Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
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Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

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Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to submit Swift app playgrounds by 28 February.
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Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode with Claude, Codex

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Apple adds agentic coding to Xcode 26.3, integrating Claude and Codex so AI agents can autonomously build and refine entire apps.
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Wise tips five trends reshaping cross-border payments

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.
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SEON unveils advanced compliance tools for cross-border AML

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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SEON launches enhanced AML platform tools to help businesses manage complex cross-border compliance with flexible screening and investigative analytics.
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Chainlink & major banks unite to cut $58 billion costs in global corporate actions

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Chainlink and 24 major banks collaborate to reduce $58 billion global corporate actions costs, using AI and blockchain for real-time data sharing and automation.
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Apple expands Apple Intelligence with developer access & new AI

Tue, 10th Jun 2025
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Apple expands Apple Intelligence with new AI features and developer access to on-device models, enhancing privacy and offline capabilities across its devices.
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Pegasystems unveils AI-driven Pega Smart Investigate update

Thu, 12th Dec 2024
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Pegasystems has unveiled the latest Pega Smart Investigate Enterprise Edition, enhancing banks' capabilities in processing payment exceptions with AI automation.
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Endor Labs warns of critical vulnerabilities in CocoaPods

Wed, 10th Jul 2024
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Endor Labs reveals major security flaws in CocoaPods, threatening apps like Instagram and Uber. Critical CVEs could impact Swift and Objective-C supply chains.
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Paysend expands services with amplified Currencycloud partnership

Thu, 28th Mar 2024
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Fintech firms Paysend and Currencycloud expand partnership, aiming to extend Paysend's global services and boost its foreign exchange capabilities, potentially benefiting customers worldwide.
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NexPay boosts global growth plans with key board appointments

Mon, 11th Dec 2023
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In a move set to bolster its international expansion, Australian global payment solutions platform NexPay has announced key board appointments.
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Google Cloud unveils cybersecurity predictions for 2024 in new report

Wed, 22nd Nov 2023
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Google Cloud reveals cybersecurity predictions for 2024, highlighting the continued evolution of cyber threats.
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ACE Money Transfer pairs with dLocal to bolster remittance services in APAC and EMEA regions

Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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ACE Money Transfer from the UK has partnered with dLocal to strengthen their payout services across remittance hotspots in APAC and EMEA regions.
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Swift and Wise join forces to expand cross-border payment options

Tue, 19th Sep 2023
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The collaboration will help financial institutions provide a greater range of choice to their customers for cross-border payments.
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Swift successfully pilots its Securities View capability

Tue, 4th Oct 2022
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The new capability significantly increases transparency in post-trade processing while preventing costly settlement fails; it will be widely available in 2023.
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PPRO appoints Laìzaro Campos as independent chairman of the board

Fri, 13th May 2022
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PPRO has appointed Lázaro Campos as its independent chairman of the board to strengthen governance and prepare for future growth trajectory.
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Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses

Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.
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Securing SWIFT networks vitally important for cyber attack prevention

Fri, 11th May 2018
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Businesses that use the SWIFT network must comply with SWIFT's Customer Security Programme (CSP) or face the risk of attacks.
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Robots can be programmed in the playground with Swift

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Children to code robots and drones with Apple's Swift Playgrounds, transforming the way programming is taught in schools.
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A chance to win by bringing coding into the classroom

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Encourage digital fluency, coding careers and a chance to win a share of $10,000 by using Swift with students.