Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. In addition, UCPB launched its InstaPay service in The Phillipines, and...
Beyond cryptocurrencies, blockchain is making wakes as a conduit for transactions. China may be in the news amid crackdowns on trading. And there are a number of initiatives from banks in that country to use blockchain to exchange assets. In other payments infrastructure-related offerings, some...
SWIFT has announced that Dave Scola is its new head of North America. Based in New York, Scola will be responsible for SWIFT’s innovation and growth strategy in the U.S. and Canada, working to bolster the company’s account relationships in the region. In addition, Scola...
A group of six multinational corporations in Switzerland is urging banks around the world to join SWIFT’s gpi initiative, news reports said Wednesday (July 19). ABB, Nestle, SBB and others reportedly sent an open letter to banks promoting their support for SWIFT’s gpi (global payments innovation)...
August 29, 2018
SWIFT has announced that Dave Scola is its new head of North America. Based in New York, Scola will be responsible for SWIFT’s innovation and growth strategy in the U.S. and Canada, working to bolster the company’s account relationships in the region. In addition, Scola will be tasked with delivering commercial performance across the company’s […]
