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Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

Swift

SWIFT is a global member-owned cooperative providing secure financial messaging services.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

30 Jul 2025 · Restrictive measures (sanctions).

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

15 Apr 2025 · Exchange with SWIFT on the Savings and Investments Union and other portfolio related matters

Meeting with Emiliano Tornese (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union), Michael Stelzer (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

2 Apr 2025 · Update on implementation of P16 measures and a potential new package

Meeting with Klaus Wiedner (Director Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union) and

12 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on sanctions of concern to SWIFT in the context of the 16th Russia sanctions package

Meeting with Christine O'Dwyer (Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas)

6 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views/discussions on the 16th sanctions package.

Meeting with Michael Stelzer (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

29 Jan 2025 · Russia sanctions

Meeting with Riikka Torppa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

23 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting focusing on EU sanctions policy and EU regulations

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

24 Sept 2024 · presentation Swift activities payments

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament) and Bank of America Corporation and

11 Sept 2024 · Capital Markets Union

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

17 Jan 2024 · The interlocutors outlined the current situation in the financial services sector. They raised as well the implementation of sanctions against Russia due to the war of aggression in Ukraine.

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

17 Jan 2024 · digital euro

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

8 Sept 2022 · Application of sanctions to Russia

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

8 Sept 2022 · Instant payments and sanctions

Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

10 Jun 2022 · Global finance, Sanctions

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

8 Apr 2022 · Sanctions

Meeting with Witold Jan Waszczykowski (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Feb 2022 · Exchange of views on Mr Waszczykowski's and AFET’s work in relation to foreign policy and EU and third country sanctions regimes and policies

Meeting with Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Jan 2022 · SWIFT and Sanctions

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

17 Dec 2021 · discussion on cross-border payments

Response to Instant Payments

7 Apr 2021

To achieve truly functional instant payments across Europe it is important to have interoperability at the heart of any new system, to ensure compatibility and to prevent barriers that could hamper the effectiveness of such a scheme. When designing an Instant payments scheme there should be a dual focus on domestic/national level payments and cross-border payments, to ensure a seamless integration. This is key to guard against frictions that can cause delays and costs to any such Instant payments system. In designing a pan-European instant payments system the focus should not purely be on intra-European payments, but also cross-border payments, which will help support trade and retail transactions outside of European borders. European policymakers should support the wider adoption of internationally recognised standards already in use in the financial industry to avoid European-specific developments that may result in interoperability issues with other payment infrastructures globally. ISO 20022 is an increasingly established global language for payments messaging, adopted in over 70 countries so far and European banks are already investing in ISO 20022, so further adoption of the standard should help minimise complexity for banks. Recognising and building-in such international standards will not only help address the current fragmented approach in Europe, but also facilitate integration with other infrastructures from the rest of the world. Harmonisation of rich data will increase the speed and reduce frictions when payments leave or arrive an Instant payments scheme via a cross-border leg. Digital identities will play a key part in improving the consumer experience and thus standardisation of digital identities and certificates through LEIs are essential to the future rollout of seamless cross-border instant payments. Businesses and consumers will collectively benefit from Instant payments, with consumers experiencing more flexible payment options and businesses receiving funds much quicker for goods and services, thus improving their cash-flow situation. Providing an instant payment system follows international standards and is interoperable with other instant payment systems, there are many opportunities available to reduce frictions and in turn reduce delays in payment settlements, with less cost for all participants.
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Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)

23 Oct 2020 · European payments infrastructure, International role of the euro

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

15 Oct 2018 · International payments system

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

15 Oct 2018 · developments around the JCPOA

Meeting with David Boublil (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici), Lucie Mattera (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici) and

23 Jan 2018 · Commission's digital tax proposals: informative exchange of views. Multinationals concerned about impact of change

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

12 Jan 2018 · Cybersecurity

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

22 Jun 2017 · Developments in the cyber security

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

17 Oct 2016 · GDPR

Meeting with Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos)

1 Feb 2016 · EU counterterrorism efforts

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

26 Nov 2015 · Safe harbour

Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)

17 Nov 2015 · Financial Services Policy

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

24 Mar 2015 · EU and Russia relations and other external affairs matters such as relations with China and the BRICS, and how this may impact on the SWIFT infrastructure and service participation in global financial structures/markets in the future

Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)

12 Feb 2015 · Financial Services Policy