• Published on 23 May 2017
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Over 20 leading Asia Pacific banks committed to live SWIFT gpi service

SWIFT announces that 24 banks in Asia Pacific, part of over 70 leading banks globally, are live or planning to implement SWIFT gpi. These banks are members of an initiative that now includes over 110 banks globally. The SWIFT gpi initiative that launched in December 2015 went live with transactions in January 2017.

The initiative transforms corporates’ cross-border payments experience by bringing together same day payment, transparency of fees and real-time tracking. It is based on the existing SWIFT rails trusted by the industry for over 40 years. SWIFT gpi introduces a new set of business rules and further technical innovation to reduce the friction that existed in cross-border payments and bring more transparency to improve the supply chain for corporates.

Asia Pacific banks have been showing strong interest in this new generation cross-border payments service. Many corridors live on SWIFT gpi cover Asia Pacific and the China-US corridor is currently the largest globally.

Michael Moon, Head of Payments, Asia Pacific at SWIFT said: “SWIFT gpi is the biggest thing happening to cross-border payments in 30 years. In a deeply connected world, massive trading blocs such as China, India and ASEAN require faster, transparent and traceable payment services to support their trade and supply chains. SWIFT gpi creates a whole new world for corporate payments by reducing business process friction and providing new innovative services”.

Re-disseminated by The Asian Banker