Tag: SWIFT
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Czech President Zeman calls for disconnecting Russia from SWIFT
Czech President Milos Zeman has criticised Russia’s actions in Ukraine and called for disconnecting Russia from the Soceity for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) system. “The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine. This is an act of unprovoked aggression,’’ Zeman said on Thursday in a televised address to fellow citizens. The Czech president expressed his support to…
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CBN orders banks to comply with SWIFT universal payment confirmations
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed all banks operating in the country to always observe strict compliance with SWIFT Universal Confirmation Requirements. The directive was outlined in a circular issued by Mr Sam Okojere, CBN’s Director, Banking Services Department. Okojere directed all SWIFT customers to provide information on the outcome of all their…
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Hackers stole $6 million in attack on SWIFT system, Russian Central Bank says
Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million rubles (six million dollars) in an attack on the SWIFT international payments messaging system in Russia last year, the Russian Central Bank said on Friday. The disclosure, buried at the bottom of a central bank report on digital thefts at Russian banks, is the latest in a string of attempted…