Societe Generale launches SWIFT gpi in nine new countries
Societe Generale extends coverage of SWIFT gpi to nine new countries in Western Europe and Asia, enabling its corporate clients to track and manage cross-border payments more efficiently.
Societe Generale today launched SWIFT gpi in nine new countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland in Europe, as well as Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia. SWIFT, which has already launched in France and Monaco, enables the bank to grant clients access to the best experience for tracking and managing their cross-border payments. Benefits of SWIFT gpi include increased processing speed of global payments, fee transparency, real-time payment tracking, and end-to-end payment information transfer.
Generale joined the SWIFT gpi initiative in 2017. The solution covers payments issued and received by Societe Generale in those 11 countries, denominated in euro or other global currencies. Corporate treasurers will soon have access to the gpi tracker through the SG Markets* platform or via host-to-host reporting solutions.
This new step in SWIFT gpi’s roll-out reflects the Group’s ambition to maintain its leading position in transaction banking in France and strengthen its footprint in Western Europe, in line with its 2020 strategic objectives.
About SWIFT gpi:
SWIFT gpi (global payment innovation) is an initiative launched in 2016 by SWIFT, a global, member-owned cooperative aiming to create new standards for global payments. Four principles are at the root of the initiative:
- faster payments processing;
- real-time end-to-end tracking for each payment;
- fee and exchange rate transparency;
- non-altered transmission of payment reason provided by clients.
Every day, the equivalent of 300 billion dollars are exchanged through SWIFT gpi. 450 banks worldwide have signed the adoption agreement of SWIFT gpi with 125, including Societe Generale, are live for a least one country and one currency.
More information on www.swift.com/gpi.
* SG markets is the online service platform dedicated to Global Banking & Investment Solutions clients.
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