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SWIFTNet went live on 25 May as Hong Kong’s financial messaging platform for Clearing House Automated Transfer System (CHATS) payments as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) switched from its proprietary network to SWIFT. The HKMA and Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (HKICL) decided in 2006

http://blog.finetik.com/2009/07/30/swiftnet-goes-live-in-hong-kong-for-high-value-payments/

Banks' Need for Capital is the Real Driving Force Behind Visa's IPO

Blog | seekingalpha.com | Feb 27, 2008

Michael Shedlock submits: Marketplace is reporting Visa's IPO not feeling the crunch.<a

http://seekingalpha.com/article/66344-banks-need-for-capital-is-the-real-driving-force-behind-visa-s-ipo?source=feed

Credit Tips: Refund By Mastercard or Visa for Fees on Foreign Transactions

Author: shan7 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: Get Refund of any Foreign Transaction Fees of MCard and Visa A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on credit card foreign transaction fees. A direct link to it is http://www.cardratings.com/creditcardforeignexchangefees.

http://www.cardratings.com/blog/2007/03/refund-by-mastercard-or-visa-for-fees.html

Is SWIFT Running Fast into a Monopoly?

Blog | www.finextra.com | Nov 10, 2009

The news that SWIFT has been organising meetings between payment banks and several large Corporates in their Le Hulpe offices could be seen as great news by many hoping for streamlining in the Eurozone payments area however, does it conceal the real worries that we should be concerned with?

http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=3522

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MT202 - More transparency, or more work? (Colin Day)

Blog | www.finextra.com | Sep 17, 2009

SWIFT’s new standards changes go live on 21st November 2009. Talking about this yesterday, I started thinking about the three key areas that SunGard think are critical for 2010 – Transparency, Efficiency and Networks.

http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=3304

Why did it take so long? (Colin Day)

Blog | www.finextra.com | Sep 14, 2009

That’s the question that Joseph Yam, CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, asked the Sibos audience in this afternoon’s welcome address. Specifically, why did it take so long for Sibos to come back to Hong Kong, having last been here 18 years ago?

http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=3280

XBRL is coming in a very big way (Gary Wright)

Blog | www.finextra.com | Oct 22, 2009

Let's be clear about XBRL and start by saying it's been around for more than a decade. Having had a very slow birth, after a prolonged gestation period but now the time is here when XBRL will be recognised for the genuine benefits it can bring to business communication and data processing.

http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=3450

SWIFT Opening up? (Colin Day)

Blog | www.finextra.com | Sep 17, 2009

Today, I went to a very interesting session on implementing SWIFT standards, which included panelists from SunGard, Clearstream, Oracle, IBM and JP Morgan. For years, vendors have been asking SWIFT to make their standards easier to implement – FIN and XM included.

http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=3310