SWIFT Training Catalogue 2016
Excel faster by being SWIFT Smart
SWIFT Training Catalogue 2016
How can you be SWIFT Smart?
Working at the heart of the financial
services industry, SWIFT understands your
need to keep up with the latest regulations,
technologies and changes to market
infrastructures. You need to streamline
your operations and ensure that they are
resilient and efficient. We can help you to
prepare your business for this changing
landscape, and in this development
catalogue outline all the courses and
options available to the SWIFT community.
Through a mix of theory, case studies,
exercises and hands-on practice you will
be ready in no time to exchange messages
in full confidence.
To be SWIFT Smart is to draw on the best
pool of collective wisdom available on
SWIFT’s offerings and standards. Building
on 40 years’ experience, SWIFT has today
a wide team of experts at your service to
offer you the highest quality of training,
consulting and support. Our qualified
experts design, develop and deliver our
training programmes that cover the latest
and most comprehensive information on all
SWIFT-related products and services from
the source.
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Courses by Segment
To enable easier navigation of the
catalogue, we have created three indexes
of courses suited to correspondent
banking, securities and corporate
segments on pages 4-8. The catalogue
is subsequently broken down into the
following sections:
General Knowledge
page 11
Payments and Cash Management
page 31
Securities and Funds Distribution
page 45
Trade Services
page 59
Treasury
page 67
Security and Audit
page 69
SWIFT Interfaces
page 75
Tailored training
Apart from our standard courses and offerings listed
in this catalogue, it is also possible to request a
customised training programme to suit your business’
specific needs. These training programmes are
adapted to the level of knowledge of your staff - from
induction level for newcomers to specialised courses
for your experienced staff. We can adapt current
courses in our portfolio or design a new programme
from scratch, tailored to your own in-house processes
and best practices to offer your staff a complete
view from start to finish. We can also combine
instructor-based classroom courses with self-study
packages or web classes, depending on your learning
objectives. This can even be combined with on-the-job
coaching by one of our instructors or a formal SWIFT
Qualification Programme.
Whether it is our tailored training or our standard
courses - we always ensure that the content is
maintained and always up-to-date with the latest
information. Our aim is to enable you to excel faster
by becoming more SWIFT Smart. We want to help
you address real business and technical challenges
effectively and achieve focused results for your
business.
As ever, we appreciate your feedback and further
information can be found online at swift.com/training.
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SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
Are you or your staff looking for a SWIFT
Qualification? Well, look no further than the
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme.
Through a formal exam, you will receive
the confirmation that you or your staff have
successfully assimilated the knowledge
acquired during SWIFT Training courses or
on-the-job experience. The SWIFT Training
Qualification is role-based and focuses on
the knowledge required by specific roles in
an institution.
Why pursue a SWIFT Training Qualification?
— It guarantees you and/or your staff have the required
knowledge
— It ensures that you have an in-house expert available
at all times
— It offers you a specialist reputation, in the eyes of
your manager or your clients
— It helps you increase efficiency and reduce costs
— As a manager, it provides you with development
opportunities for your staff
— As an individual, it strengthens your contributions to
your organisation
We currently offer five qualification
programmes for the following profiles:
— SWIFT for Corporates Specialist
— SWIFT for Corporates Client Advisor
— SWIFTNet Security Officer
— Alliance Access Administrator
— Alliance Acess/Entry Operator
If you have a group of people who
require training and qualification on the
same topic, you can choose to run the
programme at your premises.
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Recommended Courses for
Correspondent Banks
Working at the heart of the financial
services industry, SWIFT understands your
need to keep up with the latest regulations,
technologies and changes to market
infrastructures. You need to streamline
your operations and ensure that they are
resilient and efficient.
In these changing times there are many
challenges facing your business, and in
this catalogue are a range of courses that
will help your business to be prepared.
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General Knowledge
Basics - your passport to SWIFT
13
Treasury
Forex and money markets - using FIN messages
68
Customer applications on swift.com
20
FIN and ISO 15022 message guidelines
for offshore RMB
21
17
HSM 101 - Everything you ever wanted to know
but were afraid to ask
73
Introduction to SWIFT connectivity
Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market
14
Managing PKI with Browse
70
ISO 20022 in 90 minutes
22
Operating your Hardware Security Module
72
ISO 20022 and MX message standards - overview
23
SWIFT audit guidelines
74
Providing SWIFT to corporate clients
25
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFTNet Security Officer
71
SWIFT for Corporates
27
SWIFT in 90 minutes
12
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for
Corporates Client Advisor
26
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for
Corporates Specialist
28
Understanding FIN and the System messages
19
Understanding SWIFTNet services and security
18
Using ISO 20022 and XML messaging
24
Security and Audit
SWIFT Interfaces
AMH Message Handling
94
AMH System Operations
95
AMH System Administration
96
AMH Security Officers
97
AMH Designer – Workflow
99
AMH Designer – Transformer
100
AMH Designer – Reporting
101
Creating SWIFT messages
78
Creating Securities settlement instructions
with FIN messages
79
Deploying Alliance Access
84
Managing Alliance Access and Entry
82
Managing Alliance Gateway
85
Managing Alliance Gateway for Alliance Access/Entry users
86
Managing Alliance Web Platform
87
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for administrators
88
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for operators
89
Operating Alliance Access and Entry
80
Operating RMA
90
Optimising your Alliance resilience
91
Preparing for Alliance Lite2
77
RMA Handling in AMH
98
60
SWIFT business continuity plan - guidelines
92
62
SWIFT system housekeeping guidelines
93
Documentary credits using FIN messages
63
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access Administrator
83
ISO 20022 messages and flows for TSU and BPO
65
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access/Entry Operator 81
TSU and BPO in 90 minutes
64
Understanding Alliance Lite2
Payments and Cash Management
Customer payments using the MT 103
32
ISO 20022 messages for High Value Payments
40
Liquidity management using FIN messages
33
Monitoring your intraday liquidity with SWIFT
37
Payments Market Infrastructures: best practices using SWIFT 42
Payments and cash management - using FIN messages
34
SEPA - What’s next
41
Standing Settlement Instructions - messages
and reference data
39
SWIFT and international payment systems
43
Treasury management using FIN messages
38
Using the MT 202 COV
36
Trade Services
Collections and documentary credits
Documentary collections using FIN messages
76
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Recommended Courses for
Securities Firms
The securities industry is highly complex,
each transaction involves many processes
and market participants: from trade
allocation, confirmation, matching and
settlement, to portfolio reconciliation,
collateral management, asset servicing
- and beyond, to reporting and trade
repositories. Trades must be accurately
executed, confirmed, cleared and settled
in a timely manner across time zones and
jurisdictions via multiple communication
channels and technology platforms in a
cost-effective and compliant way.
In this changing market, broker/dealers,
hedge fund managers, investment
managers, prime brokers, custodians,
markets infrastructures, and intermediaries,
all face common challenges. SWIFT has
been supporting the securities community
since 1987 with standards, solutions
and post-trade processing services connecting over 6,000 global market
participants. You will find here a selection
of courses suited to this important sector,
but SWIFT Services can help further tailor
our training and services to solve your
particular business challenge.
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General Knowledge
Security and Audit
73
21
HSM 101 - Everything you ever wanted to know
but were afraid to ask
15
Managing PKI with Browse
70
Introduction to SWIFT connectivity
17
Operating your Hardware Security Module
72
ISO 20022 in 90 minutes
22
SWIFT audit guidelines
74
ISO 20022 and MX message standards - overview
23
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFTNet Security Officer
71
SWIFT in 90 minutes
12
Understanding FIN and the System messages
19
Understanding SWIFTNet services and security
18
Using ISO 20022 and XML messaging
24
Your SWIFT guide to the securities markets
16
Customer applications on swift.com
20
FIN and ISO 15022 message guidelines for offshore RMB
Introduction to SWIFT in the securities markets
Payments and Cash Management
Customer payments using the MT 103
32
Monitoring your intraday liquidity with SWIFT
37
Payments and cash management - using FIN messages
34
Securities and Funds Distribution
SWIFT Interfaces
AMH Message Handling
AMH System Operations
AMH System Administration
AMH Security Officers
AMH Designer – Workflow
AMH Designer – Transformer
AMH Designer – Reporting
94
95
96
97
99
100
101
Creating SWIFT messages
78
Creating Securities settlement instructions
with FIN messages
79
Deploying Alliance Access
84
Managing Alliance Access and Entry
82
Managing Alliance Gateway
85
Corporate actions - ISO 15022 messages
48
Investment funds - ISO 20022 messages
53
ISO 15022 enhanced for T2S
55
Managing Alliance Gateway for Alliance
Access/Entry users
86
ISO 20022 for funds in 90 minutes
52
Managing Alliance Web Platform
87
ISO 20022 messages for corporate actions
51
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for administrators
88
ISO 20022 messages for securities settlement
50
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for operators
89
and management
Operating Alliance Access and Entry
80
Securities settlement and reconciliation - ISO 15022 messages 46
Operating RMA
90
Securities settlement and reconciliation - ISO 15022 messages 47
Optimising your Alliance resilience
91
T2S - ISO messages for liquidity and collateral management
56
T2S - ISO messages for securities settlement and
57
Preparing for Alliance Lite2
RMA Handling in AMH
77
98
SWIFT business continuity plan - guidelines
92
SWIFT system housekeeping guidelines
93
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access Administrator
83
management
T2S in 90 minutes
54
Treasury
Forex and money markets - using FIN messages
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access/Entry Operator 81
68
Understanding Alliance Lite2
76
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Recommended Courses for
Corporate Companies
Today’s economic realities are transforming
the way many businesses manage their
liquidity, operational and counterparty risk.
Corporate treasury departments must
maintain multiple banking relationships
- often using a variety of proprietary
platforms and messaging formats. The
need to rapidly start up new banking
relationships while maintaining proper
testing and readiness checks places
further demands in terms of time and
in-house expertise.
Through a mix of theory, case studies,
exercises and hands-on practice you will
be ready in no time to exchange messages
in full confidence.
As a corporate connecting to SWIFT, there
are a range of options to help support
your Treasury and IT teams. For example,
you can learn about the SWIFT messages
used in the Corporate-to-Bank space, how
to install, set up and use Alliance Lite2,
and how to set up your correspondent
relationships.
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General Knowledge
Customer applications on swift.com
20
ISO 20022 in 90 minutes
22
ISO 20022 and MX message standards
- overview
23
SWIFT for Corporates
27
SWIFT in 90 minutes
12
Using SWIFT for Corporates
29
Payments and Cash Management
SEPA - What’s next
41
Treasury management using FIN messages
38
Trade Services
TSU and BPO in 90 minutes
64
Treasury
Forex and money markets - using FIN messages
68
SWIFT Interfaces
Creating SWIFT messages
78
Operating RMA
90
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Key to Courses
We offer a range of options to suit multiple types
of audience and preferences for learning. These
informative icons will aid you in your choice of
course selection. If there is a particular course
that you are interested in which does not quite
fit your requirements, please get in touch with us
and we can discuss creating a tailored training
or service to suit your needs.
eTraining
SWIFT eTraining offers you access to high
quality e-learning. The self-study packages
contain voice-over, interactive animations and
exercises and can be made available to all staff
within your institution. All updates are included in
your subscription fee. With SWIFT eTraining, you
can learn anywhere, at any time.
Classroom
This icon indicates that the course is available
in a public classroom setting. This format gives
you the chance to interact directly with an
experienced SWIFT instructor and with peers
from your industry. Through a mix of theory,
case studies, exercises and hands-on practice
you will be ready in no time to exchange
messages in full confidence.
Qualification
This icon represents whether it is possible to
gain a SWIFT Training Qualification for a specific
SWIFT role.
On site
All courses can be offered at your premises or in
a location of your choice. This way, you benefit
from interactivity with the instructor and save on
travel costs for your staff.
Web class
The web class offers you short, focussed live
training sessions. Delivered by our instructor
through the Internet, these web classes
offer you the opportunity to interact with our
instructor, without having to leave your desk. We
offer public or private web class sessions.
Duration
An indication of the typical training course
duration.
Business Analyst
Courses indicated with this icon would
particularly interest a Business Analyst role.
IT
Courses indicated with this icon would
particularly interest an IT role.
Message Handling
Courses indicated with this icon would
particularly interest a Message Handling role.
Security/Audit
Courses indicated with this icon would
particularly interest a Security or Audit role.
Sales Advisor
Courses indicated with this icon would
particularly interest a Sales Advisor role.
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SWIFT in 90 Minutes
General
Knowledge
Are you a busy professional who is
interested in finding out how you can
benefit (more) from SWIFT? Don’t look
any further and sign up for this 90 minutes
training!
You will get a good grasp of SWIFT’s
offering within the financial eco-system
and learn how you can reach the different
market players through SWIFT. You will
also learn how you can benefit from
SWIFT’s messaging services and added
value offering through real practical case
studies, giving you food for thought
on how you too can get more out of
SWIFT in terms of creating new business
opportunities and revenue shares,
increasing your operational efficiency and
decreasing your costs and risk. And all of
this in only 90 minutes!
Audience
This course is aimed at product managers, team
leaders, managers and business analysts, or anyone
interested in the positioning of SWIFT within the
financial markets.
90 minutes
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required.
Web class
Course content
— SWIFT in the financial services industry
— Reaching different market players using SWIFT
(Market Infrastructures, CSDs, Financial institutions,
Corporates, etc.)
— The SWIFTNet environment and messaging
solutions
Business
Analyst
IT
— Reducing your Total Cost of Ownership
— SWIFT in the changing landscape: responding to
upcoming evolutions
— Market initiatives: how does SWIFT support them
Message
Handling
Security/Audit
Sales Advisor
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Basics - your Passport to SWIFT
General
Knowledge
Does your job require SWIFT knowledge?
Are you part of a SWIFT-related project
team? Or do you need to update your
understanding of SWIFT?
Audience
— Current and new users who need a general
overview of SWIFT
This self-paced introductory eTraining
module will give you an overview of SWIFT,
its customers, its message standards and
its main products and services. It gives you
the necessary foundation to enable you to
attend more advanced SWIFT courses.
Prior knowledge
No prior SWIFT knowledge is required.
3.5 hours
— Anyone who is interested in SWIFT
Course content
— Introducing SWIFT
— Products and services
eTraining
Business
Analyst
— Security
— Message standard
— Customer support services
IT
Message
Handling
Security/Audit
Sales Advisor
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Introduction to SWIFT in the
Payments Market
Is SWIFT new to you? Does the
payments industry still hold many secrets
for you? Attend this course to get a
solid understanding about SWIFT, its
functionalities and how these fit into your
organisation. The instructor will even take
you a step further and explain the bigger
picture about SWIFT’s involvement in the
payments industry. You will learn how
national and regional high and low value
payment systems function and how these
can be interlinked with the SWIFT system
used within your institution. This course will
demystify the payments industry and give
you a solid foundation before embarking
into in-depth courses on message
standards for payments, trade or treasury
transactions.
Audience
The course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn
the fundamentals about SWIFT and its role in the
payments industry.
The course is specifically targeted at people working
within and at all levels in the payments area of a
financial institution (e.g. operational, global transaction
banking, product managers, business analysts and IT
staff etc.).
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required.
General
Knowledge
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Course content
— Where and how can you use SWIFT
— How messages are sent and what SWIFT does with
your messages
— Who are the players, which types of payment
systems exists and how is SWIFT used in the
payments industry
— How is SWIFT managed, why was it created and
what support can you get from SWIFT
Message
Handling
IT
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Introduction to SWIFT in the
Securities Markets
This course provides you with the basic
principles of the securities markets. It
will help you to understand the different
instruments such as bonds and equities,
who the market players are and how they
interact, what settlement is and the basics
of corporate actions. This course can
also be used to build a good foundation
for the more specialised training sessions
on SWIFT’s products and services for the
securities markets.
Audience
The course is designed for anyone who needs a
basic understanding of the securities markets and
SWIFT securities messages, typically newly hired staff
in institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/dealers.
General
Knowledge
1 day
Classroom
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required.
Course content
— A company called SWIFT
Business
Analyst
— SWIFT in your organisation
— Introduction to the securities markets
— How can you use SWIFT for securities?
Message
Handling
— Paving the way for STP - securities standards
— Market initiatives and market reform
The course will illustrate some messages from the
trading, settlement and corporate actions area.
IT
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Your SWIFT Guide to the
Securities Markets
This introductory module provides you
with the basic principles of the securities
markets. It will help you to understand
the different instruments such as bonds
and equities, who the market players are
and how they interact, what settlement
is and the basics of corporate actions.
This course can also be used to build a
good foundation for the more specialised
training sessions on SWIFT’s products and
services for the securities markets.
Audience
This module is designed for anyone who needs a
basic understanding of the securities markets and
SWIFT securities messages, typically newly hired staff
in institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/ dealers.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required. However, if you are
new to SWIFT, we recommend you to first attend the
web class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’ or complete the
eTraining package ‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’.
Course content
— Introduction to the securities markets
— How can you use SWIFT for securities?
General
Knowledge
3.5 hours
eTraining
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Paving the way for STP - securities standards
— Market harmonisation
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Introduction to SWIFT Connectivity
General
Knowledge
Are you new to SWIFTNet? This course
brings you up to speed on SWIFT’s
Secure IP Network, SWIFTNet messaging
services, the range of SWIFT interfaces,
and security in just one day. By attending
this course, you will be able to build a
decent foundation before attending more
advanced courses related to connectivity,
interfaces and security.
Audience
— Anyone requiring a good introduction to SWIFT, its
core messaging services, interfaces, security and
features
— Anyone who needs fundamental SWIFTNet
knowledge that is required for more specific
technical courses
Prior knowledge
This is an intermediate-level technical course, requiring
an understanding of IT fundamentals.
Course content
— SWIFTNet at a glance
— The Secure IP Network, including resilient network
access options
1 day
Classroom
IT
Security/Audit
— The core messaging services and their features:
InterAct, FileAct and Browse
— SWIFTNet interfaces: SWIFTNet Link, Alliance
Gateway, Alliance Web Platform and Alliance
Access
— SWIFT’s MT/MX standards and rules
— Cloud-based solutions
— SWIFTNet security: layered security, PKI and
SWIFTNet security officers
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Understanding SWIFTNet Services
and Security
Through this introductory self-study
module, you will learn about SWIFT’s
secure financial network, the suite of
interfaces and messaging services and
receive an introduction to the messaging
standards. You will be ready for SWIFTNetrelated projects and discussions in your
institution and build a good foundation
prior to attending any course in the
Connectivity portfolio.
Audience
— Anyone requiring a good understanding of
SWIFTNet services, products, security and features
General
Knowledge
3.5 hours
— Anyone who needs fundamental SWIFTNet
knowledge that is required for more specific
technical courses
eTraining
Prior knowledge
This is an intermediate-level technical course, requiring
an understanding of IT fundamentals.
IT
Course content
— Introduction to SWIFT
— SWIFT - the secure network
Security/Audit
— SWIFT messaging services
— Application interfaces
— FIN and XML messaging standards
— SWIFT Customer Services
— Exercises
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Understanding FIN and the
System Messages
Are you looking for a course on SWIFT’s
main messaging service? Do you want
to find out more about the main features
of SWIFTNet FIN? This course will bring
you up to speed on all aspects of the
FIN service. You will learn about the FIN
System messages, your FIN connection,
RMA and the interfaces.
Audience
SWIFT administrators and operators, back-office staff
and managers, security officers and auditors.
Prior knowledge
It is an advantage to have some basic knowledge
about SWIFT. This can be acquired through the web
class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’ or the eTraining module
‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’.
Course content
— Principles of SWIFTNet FIN
General
Knowledge
1 day
Classroom
IT
— Ins and outs of SWIFTNet FIN messages
— Delivery monitoring and check reports
Security/Audit
— Retrieval, broadcast and test and training messages
— Your FIN connection
— PKI and RMA
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Customer Applications on swift.com
General
Knowledge
The swift.com website contains a treasure
of applications and functionalities that help
you manage your SWIFT connection and
infrastructure.
Audience
This training is open to everyone. It is highly
recommended for swift.com administrators and
Alliance, SWIFTNet or Business security officers.
During this course, you will discover all of
these applications. You will learn how to
find, interpret, manage and use all of the
information that is available to you.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required. If you would
like to get a foundation about SWIFT, we recommend
the web class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’.
Course content
— Introduction to swift.com: registration, login, user
profiles, My Portal, My Profile
— Ordering and billing: placing and tracking your
orders online and understanding your SWIFT
invoices and statements
1 day
Classroom
IT
Message
Handling
— swift.com administrators: roles, functionalities and
responsibilities, guidelines and best practices
— Configuration Browser: your connectivity
configuration, your SWIFT Alliance contracts, your
SWIFTNet business services
Security/Audit
— Secure Channel: functionalities and best practices
for SWIFTNet and Alliance security officers using
the Secure Channel application
— Support Tools: Knowledge base, operational status,
documentation, My Case Manager, Leased Line
usage
Note: this course is also available through a half day
web class, with an adapted course content.
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FIN and ISO 15022 Message Guidelines
for the Offshore RMB
Offshore RMB volumes are increasing and
the processing of the majority of payments,
treasury and securities messages are
not automated. Market participants are
concerned about capacity constraints and
risk this places on their business.
This course will give you an understanding
of the offshore RMB business trends and
guidelines and how to correctly use them
in SWIFT MT and ISO 15022 messages.
Audience
This course has been designed for existing SWIFT
users involved in offshore RMB transactions, for
institutions planning to get involved in offshore RMB
transactions, as well as for consultancy firms and
application vendors.
Prior knowledge
Knowledge of SWIFT Payments and/or Forex and/or
ISO 15022 messages is required.
General
Knowledge
2.5 hours
Classroom
Web class
Course content
— Background of the offshore RMB
— What does it mean for you?
— How SWIFT can help
Business
Analyst
— The issue: CNH versus CNY
— Summary of the guidelines
— The Cash and Trade Group
— The Forex, Money Markets and Derivatives
Group
— The Investor Perspective Group
— Cross markets
— Upcoming activities for the Best Practice Groups
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ISO 20022 in 90 Minutes
General
Knowledge
Whether you will soon be embarking in a
community project based on ISO 20022
messages or are simply interested in
finding out more about ISO 20022, this is
the perfect place to start.
During this 90 minutes web class, you
will learn how to find your way through
the new jargon and find out how you will
benefit from this methodology. This course
will enable you to take an active part in the
next wave of changes affecting the core of
the financial services industry: the usage of
a new standard to exchange financial data
across different systems, locations and
geographies.
Audience
Anyone involved in financial messaging and
telecommunications who is interested in ISO 20022.
More specifically, business analysts, Standards
implementation teams, IT staff, back-office staff, team
leaders and managers.
Prior knowledge
It is advised that participants have a general
understanding of SWIFT and the financial industry in
general. The web class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’ offers
you just that.
90 minutes
Web class
Business
Analyst
Course content
— Introduction:
— Context: from FIN proprietary to ISO and XML
format
IT
— Definition of concepts, players and items
— Clarification of common misunderstandings
— What’s in it for me?
— New components, new possibilities
— Benefits of the new methodology
— Tools and support
— Examples of ISO 20022 and XML messaging:
T2S, SEPA, JASDEC, etc.
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ISO 20022 and MX Message Standards Overview
SWIFT’s MX standards are eminently suited
to automate today’s complex message
flows. Through this eTraining module, you
will acquire fundamental knowledge about
the ISO 20022 process, the convergence
and co-existence concepts and why and
how XML is used.
General
Knowledge
Audience
This module is targeted at anyone who needs a good
overview of ISO 20022 and its use of XML: business
analysts, SWIFT administrators, managers evaluating
SWIFT’s business solutions, etc.
3.5 hours
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required.
eTraining
Course content
— Basics of XML
— MX message concepts
Business
Analyst
— ISO 20022 - co-existence and convergence
— Exercises
IT
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Using ISO 20022 and XML Messaging
General
Knowledge
During this one-day course, you will
discover ISO 20022 and the solutions
that SWIFT has designed to help you
implement it.
After an introduction to XML and ISO
20022, the course will provide you with
an overview of the different mapping
techniques and possibilities, including a
demonstration of the various tools and
resources developed for this purpose. If
you are involved with an ISO 20022 related
project and are facing the translation
challenges related to the implementation
of ISO 20022 in your institution, this is the
perfect course for you!
Audience
This course is intended for business analysts, project
managers and developers of any institution that wishes
to implement ISO 20022 and translation from and to
other syntaxes.
Prior knowledge
A sound understanding of a specific market solution
(e.g. Funds, SEPA, Trade Services Utility) or business
area is definitely an asset.
Course content
— ISO 20022: standards business modelling
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
— Representation syntax (XML)
— SWIFT Messaging: naming, transportation,
extensions and validation mechanisms
IT
— ISO 20022 in practice: implementation and
collaboration overview
— Implementing ISO 20022: project toolkit
— MyStandards Demo (Standards, Base Libraries and
Readiness Portal)
— Overview of integration solutions for translation
needs
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Providing SWIFT to Corporate Clients
General
Knowledge
An ideal course for anyone who would
like to understand the SWIFT services
available in the Standardised Corporate
Environment (SCORE) and a must-attend
course for any bank staff who are planning
to take the qualification exam to become a
‘SWIFT for Corporates Client Advisor’.
Audience
This course is especially designed for sales or advisory
staff within the corporate client area of a financial
institution. It is also suitable for anyone who would like
to get an understanding of the general SWIFT offering
for corporates and the specific SCORE functionalities.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required.
Course content
— Business drivers for corporates to join SWIFT
1 day
Classroom
Web class
— Corporate access models and joining process
— Message standards and messaging services
Sales Advisor
— The SCORE offering
— Connectivity options and support
— Selling SWIFT for corporates to your customers
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training path
to become a “Qualified SWIFT for Corporates Client
Advisor” (see page 26).
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SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for
Corporates Client Advisor
The SWIFT Training Qualification
Programme complements our training
offering and is designed to offer you a
proof of knowledge about a specific role
related to SWIFT. This qualification has
been designed to validate the knowledge
of sales professionals within financial
institutions that wish to make SWIFT
connectivity available to their corporate
clients. Candidates for this qualification
must pass an exam to acquire the title
‘Qualified SWIFT for Corporates Client
Advisor’.
General
Knowledge
Topics you will be qualified on include
— Business drivers for corporates to join SWIFT
— Corporate access models and joining process
1.5 hours
— Message standards and messaging services
— The SCORE offering
— Connectivity options and support
— Selling SWIFT for Corporates to your customers
Recommended training path
If you do not have the required knowledge on these
topics, you can decide to take additional SWIFT
training. We recommend you to attend the course
‘Providing SWIFT to corporate clients’ to acquire the
necessary knowledge to pass the exam.
Qualification
Sales Advisor
Validity of your certificate
Your certificate will expire when SWIFT connectivity
for corporates changes and the exam you have taken
is no longer representative. SWIFT Training will inform
you in due time of the expiry of your certificate through
the SWIFT Training website or via e-mail.
On-site qualification
If you have a group of people who require training and
qualification on the same topic, you can choose to run
the programme at your premises. That is what we call
‘On-site qualification’. Contact your regional SWIFT
Training office or complete the On-site request form,
and one of our training coordinators will contact you.
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SWIFT for Corporates
General
Knowledge
This course will give you a complete
overview of the SWIFT business solutions
that banks can offer to their corporate
customers with regards to the various
messaging services available, different
service models used and available
connectivity options for a corporate to
connect to SWIFT.
Audience
This course is especially designed for staff working
with implementing corporates on SWIFT or supporting
corporate customers or for staff working as business
analysts or product managers within a bank. It is also
suitable for corporate customers who would like to
get a solid understanding of the SWIFT products and
services available for corporates using SWIFT.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required.
Course content
— SWIFT standards and messaging services
(FIN, FileAct, InterAct)
— Highlights of specific FIN message standards
1 day
Classroom
IT
Message
Handling
— Description of the SWIFT for Corporates offering
— Cash and treasury management
— Different access models to SWIFT
(SCORE, MA-CUG and TRCO )
— Different connectivity models to SWIFT
— Supporting your project
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training
path to become a ‘Qualified SWIFT for Corporates
Specialist’ (see page 28).
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SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for
Corporates Specialist
This qualification has been designed to
validate the knowledge of sales and sales
support professionals within financial
institutions that wish to make available
SWIFT connectivity to their corporate
clients. Candidates must pass an exam
on ‘SWIFT for Corporates’ and technical
topics to acquire the title ‘Qualified SWIFT
for Corporates Specialist’.
Topics you will be qualified on include
— Business drivers for corporates joining SWIFT
Recommended training path
If you do not have the required knowledge on these
topics, you can decide to take additional SWIFT
training. We have designed a recommended training
path which will provide you with the necessary
knowledge to enable you to pass the exam.
— SWIFT for Corporates
— Treasury management using FIN messages
Validity of your qualification
Your certificate will expire when SWIFT connectivity
for corporates changes and the exam you have taken
is no longer representative. SWIFT Training will inform
you in due time of the expiry of your certificate.
General
Knowledge
3 hours
Qualification
Business
Analyst
— SWIFT interfaces
— Connectivity options to SWIFT
— SWIFT messaging services for corporates
— SWIFTNet security
On-site qualification
If you have a group of people who require training and
qualification on the same topic, you can choose to run
the programme at your premises.
IT
— Usage of message standards (FIN and ISO 20022)
for corporates
— Available SWIFT services for corporates (payments
initiation, cash management, foreign exchange and
money market confirmations, account reporting,
electronic bank account management, trade
services, and 3SKey)
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Using SWIFT for Corporates
General
Knowledge
Now that you are connected to SWIFT, the
next item on your to-do-list is optimising
the use of your new infrastructure. SWIFT
Training is fully equipped to help you
achieve this objective! Through a training
package of two days, you will get familiar
with SWIFT’s solution for corporates, the
messages and Alliance Lite2. This training
package has been designed specifically
for staff working in the Treasury and IT
departments of a corporate and will be
delivered at your premises.
Audience
This course is designed for staff working in the
Treasury and IT departments of a corporate.
2 days
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge of SWIFT is required.
On site
Course content
— Overview of the “SWIFT for Corporates offering”
and the usage of SCORE
— Business usage and features of the messaging
services (FIN and FileAct)
— Usage and formatting of the Request for Transfer
(MT 101) message with business scenarios and
reference to the SWIFT Standards User Handbook
— Overview of the Customer Statement (MT 940) and
the Interim Transaction Report (MT 942) messages
with business scenarios and reference to the SWIFT
Standards User Handbook
Message
Handling
IT
— Using swift.com applications to manage your
SWIFT connection
— Using Alliance Lite2: hands–on practice on Alliance
Lite2 to perform message handling
— Managing Alliance Lite2: software installation,
set-up, roles, user management, AutoClient
— Relationship Management Application (RMA): what
is it and how does it work? What you need to do to
administrate it
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The course books are very comprehensive and
serve as a good reference point for the future. The
instructors are very knowledgeable and teach with
a lot of enthusiasm. They explain the complexity
of SWIFT messages in a simple way by using
different market led examples.
Course participant — United Kingdom
Payments and Cash Management
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Customer Payments using the MT 103
Payments
and Cash
Management
This comprehensive course shows you
everything you need to know on how to
create SWIFT customer payments (MT
103) by using the serial and the cover
method for which the cover message
(MT 202COV) must be used. The course
highlights market practice guidelines as
well as the FIN standard rules to follow in
order to increase your institution’s
straight-through processing rate on
your payment messages. This course is
essential for everyone who is handling,
interpreting, analysing or implementing
SWIFT customer payment messages.
Audience
This course is designed for everyone who needs
to know about the FIN message details of SWIFT
customer payments as well as understand payment
flows when using the serial or the cover method and
its related messages.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have a basic understanding of
SWIFT. Participants should preferably have followed
the classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the
payments market’ or the web class ‘SWIFT in 90
minutes’.
Course content
Various case studies and exercises will guide you
through the following messages:
— Single Customer Credit Transfer (MT 103 and MT
103 STP)
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
— Single direct account relationship payments
— Three, four and five party payments with the
serial method
— Customer payments with one, two or three
cover banks
Message
Handling
— Payment market practices and guidelines
— Usage of the SWIFT Standards User Handbook
— General Financial Institution Transfer (MT 202COV)
— Usage rules for creating the MT 202COV
— MT 202COV creation based on cover payments
using one, two or three cover banks
— Payment market practices and guidelines
— Usage of the SWIFT Standards User Handbook
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Liquidity Management using
FIN Messages
This course covers financial institution
transfer messages for bank to bank
payments using the serial and cover
method as well as for movement of
funds for own account. In addition, this
course covers intraday liquidity reporting
using SWIFT messages and how these
messages can be used to meet the
guidelines of BCBS (Basel Committee for
Banking Supervision) for banks to monitor
their intraday liquidity.
Audience
This course is designed for everyone who needs
to know about the FIN message details of SWIFT
financial institution transfers as well as understanding
SWIFT’s value proposition on the BCBS guidelines.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have a basic understanding of
SWIFT. Participants should preferably have followed
the classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the
payments market’ or the web class ‘SWIFT in 90
minutes’.
Course content
Various case studies and exercises will guide you
through the following messages:
— General Financial Institution Transfer (MT 202)
— Single direct account relationship payments
Payments
and Cash
Management
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
— Three and four party payments with the serial
method
— Financial institution transfers one or two cover
banks
Message
Handling
— Payment market practices and guidelines
— Usage of the SWIFT Standards User Handbook
— Financial Institution Transfer for Own Account
(MT 200) with the Notice to Receive (MT 210)
— The regulatory scope and bank’s data management
challenges
— SWIFT value proposition on intraday liquidity
reporting
— Request message (MT 920)
— Debit/credit confirmations (MTs 900, 910)
— Statement Messages (MT 940 and MT 950)
— Account Balance Reporting (MT 941)
— Interim Transaction Reporting (MT 942)
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Payments and Cash Management - using
FIN Messages
This comprehensive course shows you
how to create the Single Customer Credit
Transfer message (MT 103) using the serial
and cover method. You will learn how to
use and create different types of Financial
Institution Transfer messages, and
SWIFT reporting messages for follow-up,
investigation and reconciliation. The course
highlights market practice guidelines
as well as the rules to follow to improve
straight-through processing (STP) of your
payment messages.
Audience
This course is designed for operational staff who need
to learn the fundamentals about SWIFT payments e.g.,
transaction preparation, handling and reconciliation of
customer and bank payments - as well as for business
analysts and IT staff (developers, etc.).
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge of
SWIFT. Participants should preferably have followed
the classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the
payments market’ or the web class ‘SWIFT in 90
minutes’.
Course content
Various case studies and exercises illustrating
market practices will guide you through the following
messages:
— Single Customer Credit Transfer (MT 103) using
the serial and cover method and the related cover
messages (MT 202 COV)
— Financial institution transfers (MT 202, 203), Notice
to receive (MT 210) and financial institution transfers
for own account (MT 200, 201 and 202)
Payments
and Cash
Management
2 days
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Nostro reconciliation and referencing (MT 900, 910,
950)
— Investigations (MT n92, n95, n96)
— Charges (MT n90, n91)
— Straight-through processing (STP) guidelines
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Payments and Cash Management - using
FIN Messages
This self-paced introductory eTraining
module gives an overview of how to
create the Single Customer Credit Transfer
message (MT 103) using the serial and
cover method, for which the MT 202 COV
message must be used. You will learn
how to use SWIFT reporting messages
for follow-up and reconciliation purposes,
enabling you to manage your liquidity.
Various exercises and case studies will
help you put the acquired knowledge into
practice.
Audience
This course is designed for operational staff who need
to learn the fundamentals about SWIFT payments e.g.,
transaction preparation, handling and reconciliation of
customer and bank payments - as well as for business
analysts and IT staff (developers, etc.).
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge of
the SWIFT system. Participants should preferably have
followed the classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT
in the payments market’ or the web class ‘SWIFT in
90 minutes’. Alternatively, you can also complete the
eTraining package ‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’.
Course content
— Single Customer Credit Transfer (MT 103) using
the serial and cover method and the related cover
messages (MT 202 COV and MT 205 COV)
Payments
and Cash
Management
3.5 hours
eTraining
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Nostro reconciliation and referencing (MT 900, 910,
940, 950)
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Using the MT 202 COV
Payments
and Cash
Management
SWIFT payments messages need to
comply with specific transparency
requirements. It is therefore essential that
you are able to create and interpret the
MT 202 COV Financial Institution Transfer
message in the correct way.
This two-hour web class will bring you
up to speed on the MT 202 COV in a
minimum amount of time. Both new
users and experienced users who need
a refresher will benefit from attending this
course.
Audience
The course is targeted at operational staff from
payments departments as well as business analysts
and IT staff (developers, etc.) who need to learn
about the MT 202 COV and MT 205 COV, or need a
refresher course.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have prior knowledge of the
SWIFT payments messages and flows.
Course content
— Introduction: what is transparency in cover
payments?
— What are the differences between the MT 202, the
MT 202 COV and the MT 205?
— Formatting the MT 202 COV
2 hours
Web class
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Using the MT 202 COV in line with market practices
issued by the PMPG (Payments Market Practice
Group)
— Practical scenarios with single and multiple
customer credit transfers
— Exception handling
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Monitoring your Intraday Liquidity
with SWIFT
A pragmatic approach to implement the
BCBS Intraday Liquidity Monitoring Tools.
The BCBS (Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision) monitoring tools for intraday
liquidity management went into effect in
January 2015. Do you know how these
new reporting rules will impact your
organisation and do you know how to
design and implement a solution which
meets the BCBS requirements?
This session will give you a clear
understanding about the data
requirements related to the new tools,
the typical bank’s challenges and how to
leverage SWIFT’s portfolio of messages,
services and tools that are already in place
in your organisation.
Audience
This course is designed for project managers, liquidity
and treasury staff, and business analysts involved
in the implementation of the tools or in an intraday
liquidity reporting project. The session can be of
interest to anyone who needs to understand the BCBS
Intraday Liquidity Monitoring Tools and how SWIFT’s
value proposition can be a solution to meet the BCBS
guidelines.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to read the BCBS document
available on the BIS website at
http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs248.pdf.
Course content
— The regulatory development and the current
industry adoption status
Payments
and Cash
Management
2 hours
Web class
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— What are the monitoring tools and who will be
impacted?
— Bank’s data management challenges - a pragmatic
approach in four steps leveraging SWIFT’s
messages
— Zoom in on each of the steps through real-life case
studies
— A view on some existing collaborative initiatives
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Treasury Management using
FIN Messages
This course will give you a complete
overview of the SWIFT messages which
can be used by financial institutions and
corporates in their treasury management
operations.
Additional usage rules and guidelines for
the MT 101 in the bank to corporate space
are also covered.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended that participants have followed
the course ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments
market’.
Course content
— Treasury management usage with the Request for
Transfer (MT101), possible usage scenarios (relay
& direct), message format details, usage rules and
usage guidelines
— Transaction reporting (MTs 940, 942)
Audience
— Financial institution and corporate treasurers and
treasury managers
— Global implementation managers
— Accounts payable and receivable managers
— Debit/credit confirmations and balance reporting
(MTs 900, 910, 941)
— Foreign exchange confirmations (MT 300) and the
MT 101
— Fixed loan/deposits confirmations (MT 320) and the
MT 101
Payments
and Cash
Management
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
Upon request, we can also cover ISO 20022 message
standards for corporate-to-bank messaging.
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training
path to become a ‘Qualified SWIFT for Corporates
Specialist’ (see page 28).
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Standing Settlement Instructions Messages and Reference Data
This half-day session will provide you with
a broad overview of SWIFT’s solutions for
handling Standing Settlement Instructions
(SSI). After an introduction to ISO
15022, you will learn about the MT 670
and 671 through several case studies
and exercises. Finally, you will become
acquainted with the SSI Diagnostics and
SSI Directory. This session is designed for
people involved with message handling of
payments and treasury messages where
cash correspondents are mentioned, as
well as for IT staff and business analysts.
Audience
This session is designed for anyone who is involved in
the processing of payments and staff maintaining SSI
databases and payment automation tools.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended that participants have a basic
understanding of the SWIFT messaging as well as the
international payments eco-system.
Course content
— Introduction to SSI: what are SSI and how are they
currently being handled
Payments
and Cash
Management
3.5 hours
Web class
Business
Analyst
— SSI message flows and introduction to the ISO
15022 format
— MT670/671 Message format overview and usage
— Case studies and short exercises on the MT 670
preparation and MT 671 reading
Message
Handling
— SWIFT SSI Reference data tools and databases
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ISO 20022 Messages for High Value
Payments
For many of us, ISO 20022 for euro
payments means SEPA. Nevertheless,
there are other ongoing projects looking
at setting up or migrating High Value
Payment systems using the new ISO
20022 messages. Through this course you
will learn about the SWIFT solution for High
Value Payments using ISO 20022. The
theory will be brought to life using a case
study covering TARGET2, the European
High Value Payments System.
Audience
This course is designed for business analysts and
operations managers in the payments area and
anyone interested in the next generation of payment
standards based on ISO 20022.
Prior knowledge
We recommend participants have a basic knowledge
on ISO 20022 principles and payments in general. You
can acquire this knowledge through ‘ISO 20022 in 90
minutes’ and ‘Customer payments using the MT 103’.
Payments
and Cash
Management
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Course content
— Setting the scene: introduction to ISO 20022 and
overview of Payments Systems using ISO 20022
— Case study on payments using ISO 20022:
overview of the main payment-related ISO 20022
messages:
— pacs.002
— pacs.008
IT
Message
Handling
— pacs.009
— camt.054
— SWIFT solution for High Value Payments in XML
— Case study on co-existence (FIN/ISO 20022): ‘Likefor-like’ message format overview as created for
TARGET2:
— MT 103
— MT 202
— MT 900/910
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SEPA - What’s Next?
Payments
and Cash
Management
Do you know how SEPA impacts your
business? We invite you to attend this
practical one-day course focusing on the
financial transaction messages that will be
used between banks and corporates. Our
instructor will also help you understand
the changes to the Direct Debit mandates.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get up to
date on SEPA!
Audience
This course is designed for those who manage
message handling and repair processes with corporate
businesses. It is also suitable for staff in financial
institutions who work closely with these corporate
clients.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge on
financial transaction payment processing.
Course content
Through a mix of theory, discussions and case studies,
we will bring you up to speed on the following topics
related to SEPA:
— Scope and impact for Banks and Payment Service
Users (such as Corporates)
1 day
On site
Business
Analyst
IT
— Migration status and waivers
— SEPA instruments: specificities of SEPA Credit
Transfers (SCT) and SEPA Direct Debits (SDD)
Message
Handling
— SEPA Direct Debits: Mandate Management
— SEPA for Corporates: portfolio of ISO 20022 XML
messages
— Additional Optional Services (AOS) and options
Classroom training
This course is usually delivered at your premises for
your company only.
Alternatively, we can organise this course for your
specific community.
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Payments Market Infrastructures:
Best Practices using SWIFT
As the Payments Market Infrastructures
and their communities are more and
more under pressure to meet the various
challenges posed by the evolution of the
market, the regulation and the growing
need for resiliency, SWIFT as a major
critical service provider is ideally positioned
to help them meet these challenges. This
course is focused on the point of view
of the operators and members of those
payments infrastructures. It looks at the
various solutions available and explains
the benefits a user can derive from them.
Participants will receive an understanding
of the principles of payments systems and
will learn how SWIFT’s messaging services
contribute to their efficient functioning. You
will get a better view on the different types
of payments systems and the advantages
of using them.
Prior knowledge
No prior knowledge is required, although experience
in the payments industry is an asset. ‘Introduction to
SWIFT in the payments market’ will provide you with a
solid foundation.
Course content
— Introduction to the payments eco-system, market
trends and developments in the payments market
infrastructure space
— Key business functions of High Value Payments
Market Infrastructures:
Payments
and Cash
Management
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
— Real Time Gross Settlement
— High Value Deferred Net Settlement
— High Value Payment and Delivery Versus
Payment (DVP)
IT
— Payment Versus Payment
— Liquidity Management
— Reference data Management
— Business Intelligence for Central Banks
— Key business functions of Low Value Payments
Market Infrastructures (LVPMI)
— Project management and implementation
Audience
This course is designed for managers from payments
departments, payments back-office staff, members of
high- and low-value payment market infrastructures’
project teams and anyone who is interested in
payment systems and would like to get a better
understanding of their fundamentals.
— Use cases
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SWIFT and International Payment Systems
Payments
and Cash
Management
This module helps to explain the role of
SWIFT in international payment systems
and provides an insight into the major
payment systems worldwide.
Audience
The course is developed for anyone who is interested
in knowing more on international payment systems
and more particularly back-office staff and managers
from payments departments, business analysts and
product managers.
Course content
— Introduction: trends and developments in the
payments industry
3.5 hours
— SWIFT’s role in international payment systems:
— FIN and FIN Copy
— T-Copy and Y-Copy
eTraining
— SWIFTNet functionalities
— Information on each of the following systems to get
a better understanding on their overall functioning:
— TARGET2
Business
Analyst
— SEPA
Prior knowledge
A basic knowledge of the payments environment
is required. ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments
market’ will provide you with a solid foundation
— EBA: EURO1, STEP1 and STEP2
— CLS
— Fedwire and CHIPS
— MEPS+
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Securities and Funds Distribution
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Securities Settlement and Reconciliation ISO 15022 Messages
SWIFT and ISO 15022 are central to
the communications model of securities
institutions which, like you, are involved in
securities settlement activities.
ISO 15022 messages running over the
SWIFT messaging platform will help you
increase your reach, be compliant with
regulations and automate your business
flows thus reducing risk and error-prone
manual processing. Thanks to this course
you will have a unique opportunity to
explore in detail the features and the
benefits of ISO 15022 standards and
get up to date with the latest standards
developments.
Audience
Business analysts, IT staff, operations supervisors
and managers, settlement division personnel from
institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/dealers.
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of SWIFT and the
securities business, we recommend you to attend
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the securities markets’ or
complete the eTraining package ‘Your SWIFT guide to
the securities markets’.
Course content
— Principles of the ISO 15022 standards, namely
the message building blocks and the generic field
concept
— Overview of the most commonly used codes and
qualifiers
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
2 days
Classroom
Business
Analyst
— How to read the User Handbook
— Message flows and identification of the settlement
chain
Message
Handling
— Settlement messages, covering instructions to
receive and deliver and the related confirmations
(i.e. MT 540 to MT 547), statement messages (MT
535, MT 536, MT 537), the settlement alledgement
message (i.e. MT 578) and the status message
(MT548) providing a matching and an instruction
processing status
— Several examples of error messages (NAK) to learn
how to identify and amend the error in a message
— Messages are illustrated in the context of
realistic business scenarios such as plain vanilla
transactions, turnarounds, ownaccount transfers
and ‘bridge’ transactions, and reflect the local
market practice requirements
In order to better adapt to various learning styles,
different types of individual and group exercises will be
carried out throughout the course.
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Securities Settlement and Reconciliation ISO 15022 Messages
Are you looking for a good introduction
into ISO 15022?
This eTraining provides you with a unique
opportunity to explore the features and
the benefits of ISO 15022 standards. You
will also learn how to interpret and create
simple delivery and receipt instructions and
how to accurately identify parties in the
settlement chain. Each chapter will include
online exercises to put into practice the
acquired knowledge.
Audience
Business analysts, IT staff, operations supervisors
and managers, settlement division personnel from
institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/dealers.
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of SWIFT and the
securities business, we recommend you to attend
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the securities markets’ or
complete the eTraining package ‘Your SWIFT guide to
the securities markets’.
Course content
— The securities transaction lifecycle
— The benefits of ISO 15022
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
3.5 hours
eTraining
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Principles of ISO 15022 messages, namely the
block structure and the generic field concept
— Message flows, identification of the settlement
chain and different settlement parties
— Multiple business scenarios and exercises
including settlement instructions, settlement status,
settlement confirmations and statement of holdings
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Corporate Actions - ISO 15022 Messages
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
A corporate action is a process that brings
material change to the company and
affects its stakeholders. Processing of
corporate actions is a critical area due to
the high number of different events and
the complexity of the options. In such a
complex environment, the quality of the
information you send and receive is crucial
to reduce manual processes and errors,
and to minimise risk.
Thanks to this course, you will have a
unique opportunity to explore in detail the
features and benefits of the ISO 15022
standards and get up to date with the
latest standards developments.
Audience
Business analysts, IT staff, operations supervisors
and managers, corporate actions division personnel
from institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/dealers.
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of the securities
business, we recommend you to attend ‘Introduction
to SWIFT in the securities markets’. This course will
also provide you with a general understanding of
SWIFT’s products and services.
Course content
— The principles of ISO 15022 standards, namely
the message building blocks and the generic field
concept
1 day
— The different functions of a message and when to
use them
— Overview of the most commonly used codes and
qualifiers
Classroom
— How to read the User Handbook
— Message flow and timeline for voluntary and
mandatory events
Business
Analyst
— Corporate actions messages:
— MT 564 Corporate action notification
— MT 565 Corporate action instruction
— MT 566 Corporate action confirmation
Message
Handling
— MT 567 Corporate action status and processing
advice
— MT 568 Corporate action narrative
— Event types include cash dividend, dividend option,
exercise of warrants, bond redemption, interest
payment and exchange offer
— ISO 15022 messages used in the context of market
claims/transformations
The message examples are aligned with the Corporate
Action Joint Working Group principles and are
constantly updated to reflect the most recent market
practice guidelines defined by the industry.
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Corporate Actions - ISO 15022 Messages
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
Are you looking for a good introduction
into ISO 15022, the standard used by
many securities institutions for their
corporate actions activities? Thanks to this
course, you will have a unique opportunity
to explore the features and benefits of the
ISO 15022 standards. This understanding
is crucial to reduce manual processes,
errors and risk in a complex environment
such as corporate actions.
Audience
Business analysts, IT staff, operations supervisors
and managers, corporate actions division personnel
from institutions such as custodians, securities market
infrastructures, investment/asset managers, data
providers and broker/dealers.
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of the securities
business, we recommend you to attend ‘Introduction
to SWIFT in the securities markets’ or the eTraining
module ‘Your SWIFT guide to the securities markets’.
These courses will also provide you with a general
understanding of SWIFT’s products and services.
3.5 hours
eTraining
Course content
— Introduction to corporate actions
— The importance of market practices defined by the
Securities Market Practices Group (SMPG)
— The principles of ISO 15022 standards, namely
the message building blocks and the generic field
concept
— The different functions of a message and how to
use them
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Overview of the most commonly used codes and
qualifiers
— Message flow and timeline for voluntary and
mandatory events
— Corporate actions messages explained using
practical case scenarios:
— MT 564 Corporate action notification
— MT 565 Corporate action instruction
— MT 566 Corporate action confirmation
— MT 567 Corporate action status and processing
advice
— MT 568 Corporate action narrative
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ISO 20022 Messages for Securities
Settlement and Management
As a response to the question in SWIFT’s
Post-Trade Survey 2013 ‘What single
development in the marketplace would
have the biggest positive impact on
operational efficiency of post-trade flows
for the industry?’, respondents replied
with the following two ‘top answers’:
‘Widespread adoption of standardised
messaging for communication’ and
‘Adherence to international standards by
new and existing market infrastructures’.
Since more and more market
infrastructures are now indeed adopting
ISO 20022, it is the right time for you to
learn about these new messages.
Audience
This course is designed for business analysts, IT staff,
operations supervisors and managers, settlement
division personnel from institutions such as custodians,
securities market infrastructures, investment/asset
managers, data providers and broker/dealers.
This course will teach you about the
principles of ISO 20022, and the
ISO 20022 securities settlement and
reconciliation message flows and message
content. Through logical business
scenarios, you will learn everything you
need to know about the usage of these
ISO 20022 messages.
— MyStandards and MyStandards Base Libraries
Demo
Feel free to contact us to organise your
private on-site session, which can even be
tailored to your needs!
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of the securities
business, we recommend you to attend ‘Introduction
to SWIFT in the securities markets’.
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
2 days
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Course content
— ISO 20022: Standards Business Modelling
— MX messaging overview: structure, naming,
validation and transport
Message
Handling
— ISO 15022 - ISO 20022 co-existence rules and
market practices
IT
— Practical case studies for:
— Settlement and Reconciliation
— Allegements
— Referencing
— Modifications
— Cancellations
— Reporting
— Securities Financing (Repos)
— Sub-accounts restriction process
— Intra-position movements
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ISO 20022 Messages for Corporate Actions
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
Are you aware that worldwide 10 to 15
Market Infrastructures will be introducing
ISO 20022 for Corporate Actions? Market
Infrastructures in Europe are considering
moving to ISO 20022 in conjunction with
the TARGET2-Securities initiative. DTCC
in the US is already operational with ISO
20022 and other countries that have no ISO
15022 legacy are replacing their proprietary
standards with the ISO 20022 xml-based
standard immediately.
Technically, this xml-based standard
will bring tremendous added value for
IT implementation and maintenance.
Furthermore, ISO 20022 is bridging the gap
in terms of data completeness, processes
and message flows.
This course is ideal for institutions that
want to find out more about the ISO 20022
messages for Corporate Actions or are
considering using ISO 20022 for Corporate
Actions in-house or with your Market
Infrastructure. Contact us to organise your
on-site session.
Audience
This course is designed for business analysts, IT staff,
operations supervisors and managers, corporate actions
division personnel from institutions such as custodians,
securities market infrastructures, investment/asset
managers, data providers and broker/dealers.
Prior knowledge
To obtain a basic understanding of the securities
business, we recommend you to attend ‘Introduction
to SWIFT in the securities markets’.
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Course content
— ISO 20022: Standards Business Modelling
— MX Messaging overview: structure, naming,
validation and transport
Message
Handling
— ISO 15022 - ISO 20022 co-existence rules and
market practices
— Business Transactions Message flows for
Mandatory events, events with options and
voluntary events
IT
— The SMPG global recommendations and the
CAJWG principles
— References in ISO 20022 Securities Events
— Practical scenarios covering:
— Announcements, replacements, cancellations,
reminders and withdrawals
— Final entitlements
— Election instructions and re-bookings
— Confirmations and Reversals
— Preliminary Advice Process
— Market Claims Management
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ISO 20022 for Funds in 90 Minutes
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
Are you aware that the set of ISO 15022
message templates for investment funds
are subject to a mandatory migration to
the new ISO 20022 MX standard with a
final end date of November 2015? Would
you like to get an overview of the impacted
messages? Would you like to learn about
the ISO 20022 order message flows and
message functionalities? Why don’t you
sign up for this web class? You’ll be ready
for these new messages in no time!
Audience
The course has been developed for business
analysts, back-office and IT managers and staff from
institutions such as distributors, transfer agents, fund
administrators, portfolio managers, fund management
companies, investor’s intermediaries and trustees.
Prior knowledge
If you don’t have a good basic understanding of XML
and ISO 20022, we recommend that you first follow
the web class ‘ISO 20022 in 90 minutes’, or complete
the eTraining module ‘ISO 20022 and MX message
standards — overview’.
Course content
— Update on the mandatory migration
— Benefits of ISO 20022
— A short overview of SWIFT’s investment funds
solution, including the ISO 20022 message flows
and players involved
90 minutes
Web class
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
IT
— Detailed explanation of the ISO 20022 order flow
messages (order, status & confirmation) and their
functionalities using a real-life case study
— Overview of one of the several SWIFT products to
ease your ISO 20022 adoption (MyStandards)
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Investment Funds - ISO 20022 Messages
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
You are active in the investment funds
industry and you wish to automate
the communication flows with your
counterparties? This one-day session
will give you an overview of SWIFT’s
solution for investment funds and in-depth
information on the related ISO 20022
messages. You will also learn about the
products and services that SWIFT makes
available to you during each step of your
ISO 20022 adoption and migration project.
Audience
Business analysts, back-office and IT managers, and
staff from institutions such as distributors, transfer
agents, fund administrators, portfolio managers, fund
management companies, investor’s intermediaries and
trustees.
Prior knowledge
If you don’t have a good basic understanding of XML
and ISO 20022, we recommend that you first follow
the web class ‘ISO 20022 in 90 minutes’ or complete
the eTraining module ‘ISO 20022 and MX message
standards - overview’.
Course content
— An overview of SWIFT’s investment funds solution,
including ISO 20022 message flows and players
involved
1 day
— SWIFT standards concepts: variants, versions,
naming and co-existence
— How to use the SWIFT standards Message
Reference Guide
On site
— Scope and message functionalities, case studies
and examples of the following investment funds
messages:
— Order and status messages
— Transfer messages
— Price reports
— Cash forecast reports
— Statements
— Securities rejection message
— Account management messages
— Fund processing passport
— Overview of SWIFT products and services to ease
your ISO 20022 adoption (including consulting,
MyStandards, MT to MX mapping, etc.)
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T2S in 90 Minutes
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
T2S (TARGET2-Securities) is one of the
largest infrastructure projects currently
being launched by the Eurosystem. Do
you want to gain a better understanding of
what T2S is and what it is not – and you
don’t have a lot of time? Are you familiar
with the benefits it will bring? Do you know
if and how you will be impacted?
Join our session and learn about the
European post-trade harmonisation,
the T2S functionalities, ISO 20022 and
SWIFT’s involvement in T2S. This is the
perfect means to get a good foundation
about T2S, whether you are a potential
user or just interested in the project!
Audience
Anyone who has an interest in this large European
harmonisation project, even if you are not a T2S user
and/or based outside of Europe.
Prior knowledge
You need a basic understanding of the securities
business.
Course content
— What is T2S and why does it exist?
— Who is impacted by T2S?
90 minutes
Web class
Business
Analyst
— How does T2S work?
— SWIFT’s involvement in T2S
IT
Message
Handling
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ISO 15022 Enhanced for T2S
In the coming years, the majority of European
CSDs will outsource their settlement activity to
a new technical IT platform called TARGET2Securities (T2S). The customers of those CSDs
can connect directly to T2S (they are ‘Directly
Connected Parties’ or ‘DCPs’). However, most
of the CSD customers will connect indirectly to
T2S. They will do so via their CSD or another
DCP and will therefore be called ‘Indirectly
Connected Parties’ or ‘ICPs’. Whereas
DCPs will be using ISO 20022 messages for
securities settlement and management, ICPs
can (continue to) use the existing ISO 15022
messages.
Are you aware that these ISO 15022 messages
have been enhanced to make them compatible
with the T2S business processes and data
allowing ICPs to take full benefit of T2S
functionality and services? For DCPs, using
ISO 15022 with their ICPs is a means to
operate efficiently in T2S and upgrade their
offering. This training course provides both
ICPs and DCPs with an understanding of those
enhancements. You will learn about the new
processes and flows based on end-to-end
case scenarios where T2S specificities and
implementation attention points will be flagged.
Audience
This course is designed for business analysts, IT staff,
operations supervisors and managers from financial
institutions (global and local custodians, CCPs, etc.) in
their role as ICP or DCP (connecting to T2S on behalf
of ICPs; this includes CSDs).
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have prior knowledge on ISO
15022 and T2S basics which can be acquired through
the course ‘T2S in 90 minutes’.
Course content
— Introduction to T2S (operating model, features and
access models)
— ISO 15022 versus ISO 20022 (Reverse engineering,
alignment and coexistence, standards release and
maintenance process, market practice, etc.)
— Several end-to-end case scenarios (OTC/nonOTC) describing the T2S securities settlement and
management business processes (including view
on cash side of T2S). They show the ISO 15022
message flows and message content with focus on
enhancements and implementation attention points
in the context of T2S (where relevant mapping with
ISO 20022 will be highlighted). The case scenarios
include following processes:
— Settlement transaction basic lifecycle (Matching
principles and fields, identification of parties
and accounts and usage of different types of
references in the settlement chain, business
validation process, queries and reports, etc.)
2 days
Classroom
Business
Analyst
IT
Message
Handling
— Maintenance lifecycle (Allegements, unilateral
and bilateral cancellation, hold and release,
prioritisation, linking, partial settlement, queries
and reports, etc.)
— Restriction lifecycle (Intra-Position Management,
restriction types including blocking, reservation,
earmarking, etc.)
— High-level view on liquidity and collateral
management (Introduction to cash side of T2S,
but focus on ISO 15022 message flows for T2S
auto-collateralisation service)
— High-level view on cross-CSD and external
settlement
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T2S - ISO Messages for Liquidity
and Collateral Management
Are you interested in learning about the
provisioning and monitoring of liquidity
supporting the settlement process in
TARGET2-Securities (T2S) and how autocollateralisation and bilateral collateral
management can help you access credit
if needed? This course will focus on
these aspects from a messaging point
of view. You will become familiar with the
ISO 20022 messages that will be used in
the communication to and from T2S to
instruct, maintain and reconcile liquidity
transfers, to manage your cash position
and balance, intra-day as well as during
the end of day cash management process.
Through end-to-end business scenarios,
ISO 20022 messages will further
demonstrate how payment banks and
payment bank clients interact with their
credit provider in order to access credit
through T2S auto- collateralisation. Finally,
you will get a better understanding of ISO
20022 messages in relation to bilateral
collateral management between payment
banks through repo and pledge.
Audience
Business Analysts, Operations Managers, Product
Managers, IT staff with an interest in learning about
the ISO 20022 messages, business processes and
flows in the context of T2S. The course targets mainly
directly connected parties.
Prior knowledge
If you are not yet familiar with the ISO 20022 principles
or T2S, we recommend the web classes ‘ISO 20022
in 90 minutes’ and ‘T2S in 90 minutes’. For a deeper
understanding of T2S securities settlement and
securities management business processes and the
ISO 20022 messages used in this context, you can
follow the one-day course ‘T2S — ISO messages for
securities settlement and management’.
Course content
— Cash and Liquidity management (liquidity transfer
orders, standing liquidity orders, query & response,
cash blocking & reservation, end of day cash
management, etc.)
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
IT
Message
Handling
— Auto-collateralisation (Central Bank collateralisation,
Client collateralisation, Limit management, Account
configuration, etc.)
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T2S - ISO Messages for Securities
Settlement and Management
Do you know what TARGET2- Securities
(T2S) is all about and how you will be
impacted? Are you familiar with the ISO
20022 messages that will be used in
the communication to and from T2S
to instruct, maintain and reconcile the
securities settlement transactions in T2S
and to restrict securities positions in the
T2S securities accounts?
Both participants from institutions
that connect directly as well as those
connecting indirectly will benefit from this
one-day classroom session. This course
will provide you with a solid understanding
of the T2S business processes and
message flows in the core business areas
of securities settlement and securities
management, illustrated in unprecedented
end-to-end business scenarios.
Audience
Business analysts, operations managers, product
managers, IT staff with an interest in learning about
the ISO messages (and the ISO 15022 equivalents),
securities settlement and securities management
business processes and flows in the context of T2S.
This course is mainly targeted at directly connected
parties.
Prior knowledge
This course requires an understanding of ISO 20022
principles and features, which you can get through the
‘ISO 20022 in 90 minutes’ web class.
Similarly, the course requires a good understanding
of the securities business, which you can acquire by
attending the course ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the
securities markets’.
Course content
— Introduction to T2S
— Description of the T2S business processes and
message flows in the core business areas
Securities
and Funds
Distribution
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
IT
Message
Handling
— Settlement transaction basic lifecyle (Matching,
Queries & Reports, etc.)
— Maintenance lifecycle (Alledgements,
Cancellation, Hold & Release, Queries &
Reports, etc.)
— Restriction lifecycle (Intra- Position Management,
Restrictions, etc.)
— External settlement (realignment)
— Overview of ISO 20022 messages used in
the scope of T2S, including a list of MX - MT
equivalents
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SWIFT Training is very important in order to
troubleshoot our system. There is always some kind
of problem and without the proper training we are
not able to give a quick response to our users.
Course participant — Angola
Trade
SWIFT Training Catalogue 2016
Collections and Documentary Credits
Trade
Do you want to know the ins and outs
of SWIFT’s trade messages? Do you
need a solid understanding of the
SWIFT standards used for collections,
documentary credits and guarantees? If
you are interested in using SWIFT for your
trade business, this course is for you!
Audience
— All back-office staff and managers who handle
collections, cash letters and documentary credits
Prior knowledge
This course requires a basic knowledge of SWIFT
and an understanding of the trade finance market,
which you can get through the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market’.
We also recommend that participants are familiar with
SWIFT payments messages. This knowledge can be
acquired through the classroom course or eTraining
package ‘Payments and cash management - using
FIN messages’.
— Business analysts
Course content
This course provides detailed explanations and case
studies on the following:
— IT staff (developers)
— Collections (MT 400, 410, 412, 416, 420, 422, 430)
— Documentary credits (MT 700, 701, 705, 707, 710,
711, 720, 721, 730, 732, 734, 740, 742, 747, 750,
752, 754, 756)
2 days
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Guarantees (MT 760, 767, 768, 769)
— Where to find information in the SWIFT standards
User Handbook to help you complete category 4
and 7 messages
— Advice on how to formulate the related payment
order, MT 202, to execute the transfer of funds
— How to create common group messages
(MT 791, 796)
— Trade for Corporate message (MT 798)
— Covered on demand: Cash letters
(MT 450, 455, 456)
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Collections and Documentary Credits
Trade
Learn how to understand the fundamentals
of how SWIFT messages are used in the
trade finance market for collections and
documentary credits. This introductory
module will guide you through theory, case
studies and exerices on both documentary
credits and collections, without having to
leave the office.
Audience
— All back-office staff and managers who handle
collections, cash letters and documentary credits
3.5 hours
— Business analysts
— IT staff (developers)
eTraining
Prior knowledge
This course requires a basic knowledge of SWIFT
and an understanding of the trade finance market,
which you can get through the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market’.
Business
Analyst
We also recommend that participants are familiar with
SWIFT payments messages. This knowledge can be
acquired through the classroom course or eTraining
package ‘Payments and cash management - using
FIN messages’.
Message
Handling
Course content
— SWIFT in the trade finance market
— Documentary credits
— Documentary credits with a reimbursing bank
— Collections
— Exercises and case studies on documentary credits
and collections
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Documentary Collections using
FIN Messages
Do you want to become familiar with how
FIN messages support Documentary
Collections operations? Through a mix of
a real-life business scenario and exercises,
you will learn how FIN messages, funds
and documents are exchanged between
corresponding banks. The focus will be set
on the Standards from Category 4 used in
this business, improving efficiency in your
day-to-day operations.
Audience
— All back-office staff and managers involved with
collections and cash letters
Trade
3.5 hours
— Business analysts
— IT staff (developers)
Prior knowledge
This course requires a basic knowledge of SWIFT
and an understanding of the trade finance market,
which you can get through the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market’.
We also recommend that participants are familiar with
SWIFT payments messages. This knowledge can be
acquired through the eTraining package ‘Payments
and cash management - using FIN messages’.
Course content
This course provides detailed explanations and
exercises on the following:
— Collections (MT 400, 410, 412, 416, 420, 422, 430)
Classroom
Web class
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— Payments (MT 202)
On demand, we can also cover the following
messages in a tailored session: Cash letters (MT 450,
455, 456).
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Documentary Credits using
FIN messages
Are you using Documentary Credits and
guarantees in your trade finance business?
Learn about the MT 700 and related
messages to bring more efficiency in your
day-to-day business. This one-day course
focusses on what is most needed to help
you send the correct FIN messages with
the accurate information to your trade
correspondents. After having attended this
training course, you will know the main
messages for the following Trade Finance
operations: Import Letter of Credit, Export
Letter of Credit and Bank Guarantee.
The course also covers how to settle
the payment following a trade finance
contract as well as the general interbank
communication.
Audience
— All back-office staff and managers involved with
collections and guarantees
Trade
1 day
— Business analysts
— IT staff (developers)
Prior knowledge
This course requires a basic knowledge of SWIFT
and an understanding of the trade finance market,
which you can get through the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market’.
We also recommend that participants are familiar with
SWIFT payments messages. This knowledge can be
acquired through the classroom course or eTraining
package ‘Payments and cash management - using
FIN messages’.
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
Course content
This one-day course provides explanations and case
studies on the following:
— Documentary credits (MT 700, 707, 710, 730, 740,
742, 747, 750, 752, 754, 756)
— Guarantees (MT 760, 767, 768, 769)
— Query message (MT 796)
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TSU and BPO in 90 Minutes
Trade
If your institution is looking at exploring
how to offer new Trade Finance services
to your customers with the Bank Payment
Obligation (BPO) and the Trade Services
Utility (TSU), this course is for you.
You will learn about the BPO and the
TSU, their benefits, how to use the BPO
on the TSU, how to connect your bank
to the TSU and how to connect with your
corporate customers. You will also receive
an overview of the messaging side with
related ISO 20022 messages. Sign up
now!
Audience
This course is designed for back-office staff and
managers, as well as for business analysts that want
to learn about the fundamentals and the benefits of
the BPO and SWIFT TSU. This course is also perfectly
suited to anyone who is exploring the BPO or TSU
or new staff joining a department where TSU is
implemented.
Prior knowledge
A basic knowledge of SWIFT is recommended. You
can acquire this knowledge by attending the web class
‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’.
This course also requires a basic understanding of ISO
20022 messages on SWIFT, which you can acquire
through the web class ‘ISO 20022 in 90 minutes’.
90 minutes
Web class
Course content
— Introduction to Trade Finance settlement methods
— Bank Payment Obligation
— What is BPO (and UR BPO)
Business
Analyst
— Main steps
— Benefits for banks
— Trade Services Utility
Message
Handling
— What is it
— How does it work
— Using the BPO on the TSU
— How to connect to the TSU
— ISO 20022 messages
— Structure of Trade services management
messages
— Tsmt messages for banks and for corporates
— Example of the Baseline Initiation flow
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ISO 20022 Messages and Flows
for TSU and BPO
Are you participating, integrating or
evaluating the Trade Services Utility (TSU)
in view of creating new or improving
existing supply chain services in your
institution? Do you wish to understand in
detail the TSU functionality and the related
ISO 20022 messages? Attend this course
and learn about the new Bank Payment
Obligation (BPO) rules, the TSU messages,
the flows and matching rules. You will be
up and running with the TSU in no time!
Prior knowledge
A working knowledge of trade finance principles is
recommended.
Audience
— Business analysts involved in the development of
supply chain services
— Messages, flows and rules
— Implementers, developers, vendors and consultants
requiring detailed information on the TSU and
related standards and flows
— Cash management and trade product managers
requiring an in-depth understanding of the working,
standards and usage of the TSU
Trade
2 days
Course content
— Overview
— Why Trade Services Utility?
On site
— TSU, the different players and multi banks model
— Financial supply chain services
— Concept definitions, basic flows, general and
specific BPO rules
Business
Analyst
— Major message components: baseline, commercial
data set, transport data set and rules
IT
— Baseline and data set messages
— Reports
— Other supporting messages
— Status change and extension
Message
Handling
— Application timers, notifications and calculations
— Application integration overview
— Financial supply chain services, illustrating the
usage of the Bank Payment Obligation
The course features various case studies, scenarios
and exercises with the TSU interface.
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SWIFT is like a language.
The more we learn, the more we can use.
Course participant — India
Treasury
SWIFT Training Catalogue 2016
Forex and Money Markets - using
FIN Messages
This course provides comprehensive
information on the SWIFT messages used
to confirm foreign exchange and money
market deals. The course also covers how
to move funds in relation to a contract and
how to pre-advice your correspondent of
incoming funds.
Audience
The course is developed for operational staff
administering the Forex and Money Market
confirmations as well as for anyone interested in
learning more about the SWIFT standards used in this
business area.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge
of the SWIFT system, which can be obtained by
following the classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT
in the payments market’, the web class ‘SWIFT in
90 minutes’ or the eTraining package ‘Basics - your
passport to SWIFT’.
Course content
The course covers, through various case studies, how
to create the most commonly used foreign exchange
and money market confirmation messages:
Treasury
1 day
Classroom
Business
Analyst
Message
Handling
— MT 300 - Foreign exchange confirmation
— MT 320 - Fixed loan/deposit confirmation
— CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) - how does it
work and how are deals settled through CLS?
— MT 304 - Advice/instruction of a third party deal
— MT 305 - Foreign currency option confirmation can
be covered on demand
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Security and Audit
SWIFT Training Catalogue 2016
Managing PKI with Browse
Security
and Audit
At SWIFT, we take security very seriously
and so should you!
Attend this one-day session and learn
how to manage PKI and your certificates
and master the available tools, such as
the SWIFTNet Online Operations Manager
and Secure Channel. Through this course,
you will receive the necessary knowledge
to perform your security-related tasks in
complete confidence.
Audience
SWIFTNet security officers, back-office managers,
security staff, IT management.
1 day
The course is mainly aimed at SWIFTNet security
officers and anyone involved with security on SWIFT
apart from the Alliance Lite2 users.
Classroom
Prior knowledge
We recommend that participants first attend the
course ‘Introduction to SWIFT connectivity’ or
complete the eTraining module ‘Understanding
SWIFTNet services and security’.
Security/Audit
Course content
— PKI theory in the SWIFT context
— Managing PKI through the SWIFTNet Online
Operations Manager
— Routing rules management and monitoring
— Reporting and its administration
— Offline security through Secure Channel
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training path
to become a ‘Qualified SWIFTNet Security Officer’.
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SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFTNet
Security Officer
This qualification has been designed to
validate the knowledge of SWIFTNet
security officers on SWIFT security-related
matters.
Candidates must pass an exam on the
roles and responsibilities of SWIFTNet
security officers to acquire the title
‘Qualified SWIFTNet Security Officer’.
Topics on which you will be qualified
— The Public Key Infrastructure and the way it is
implemented in SWIFT
— Security in the SWIFTNet environment
— Management of certificates (User, SNL and web)
— Concepts of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
and Closed User Group (CUG)
— The SWIFTNet Online Operations manager
application
— Usage of Secure Channel application: the offline
handling of security requests
Recommended training path
If you do not have the required knowledge on these
topics, you can decide to take additional SWIFT
training and consult security-related documentation.
The following course and documentation will provide
you with the necessary knowledge to enable you to
pass the exam.
— Managing PKI with Browse classroom course
Security
and Audit
3 hours
Qualification
— Certificate Administration guide
— SWIFTNet Online Operations Manager user guide
— Secure Channel user guide
Security/Audit
Validity of your certificate
This exam is based on Alliance 7.0. Your qualification
will expire when SWIFT security and the tasks of
SWIFTNet security officers change and the exam
you have taken is no longer representative. SWIFT
Training will inform you in due time of the expiry of your
qualification.
On-site qualification
If you have a group of people who require training and
qualification on the same topic, you can choose to run
the programme at your premises.
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Operating your Hardware Security Module
Security
and Audit
If you are responsible for setting-up and
maintaining the PKI security from an
operational point of view, this training is
made for you. Our instructor will clearly
illustrate how to deal on a daily basis
with your security device and how to
troubleshoot your HSM cluster effectively.
Audience
This course has been designed for SWIFTNet security
officers, security staff, back-office administrators and
anyone else in charge of the SWIFTNet PKI security.
Prior knowledge
Prior to attending this course, we recommend you to
follow the classroom courses ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’ and ‘Managing PKI with Browse’.
Course content
— What is an HSM?
3 hours
Classroom
Web class
— Installation of HSM devices
— Daily HSM box operations
IT
— HSM box management
— Troubleshooting and best practices
— Case study
Security/Audit
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HSM 101 - Everything you ever wanted
to know but were afraid to ask
If you are responsible for managing PKI
certificates, administering SWIFTNet Link
and Alliance Gateway, or configuring,
refreshing, managing and maintaining your
HSM boxes, then this hands-on course
will help you get the most out of your HSM
boxes.
Audience
This course has been designed for Data Centre
technicians, IT staff, security officers, managers and
SWIFT Interface administrators.
Through a mix of theory and hands-on
exercises you will learn how to replace
your current HSM boxes with the new
hardware (HSM IS6) and minimise risks,
how to use the features and functionalities
of HSM boxes, how to monitor and
replace components on the new HSM box
hardware and much more.
Course content
— HSM 101 (everything you always wanted to know
but were afraid to ask)
Prior knowledge
Basic experience with SWIFT connectivity, Alliance
Gateway and/or SWIFTNet Link.
Security
and Audit
2 days
Classroom
IT
— HSM clustering
— Your HSM refresh project plan
Security/Audit
— The HSM refresh procedures
— Hands-on exercises and deployment scenarios
— Best practices
— Troubleshooting, tips and tricks
— Monitoring your HSM boxes
— HSM resiliency
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SWIFT Audit Guidelines
Security
and Audit
Are you ready to perform an audit of your
SWIFT environment? Do you want to know
where to look for potential risks? This
course provides you with the information
that will allow you to perform your audit in
complete confidence.
Audience
This risk management course is mainly developed for
internal auditors, risk managers, security officers, and
any member of a team responsible for performing an
audit of SWIFT systems or looking for potential risks in
a SWIFT environment.
Prior knowledge
A basic knowledge about SWIFT and/or a SWIFT
interface is useful but not required.
2 days
Classroom
Security/Audit
Course content
Various checklists and exercises on data analysis
practice will guide you through the following topics:
— Overview of SWIFT
IT
— PKI certificates and HSMs
— Risk analysis in SWIFTNet and the SWIFT interfaces
— Integrity, filtering and other security controls
— Audit trails
— Archive, backup and business continuity planning
Note: This course uses the Alliance portfolio to
illustrate different security concepts. Other SWIFT
interfaces have different layouts of screens and
printouts, but the general concepts are always the
same.
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Understanding Alliance Lite2
Interfaces
Have you recently joined SWIFT through
Alliance Lite2? Would you like to find out
more about it?
This half-day course will give you an
overview of the features and functionalities
of Alliance Lite2 and how it must be set
up to browse and/or start exchanging
all types of SWIFT messages and files.
You will also learn about the token
activation, user management and the
AutoClient. After having attended this
classroom course, you will be up to
speed on all aspects of the Alliance Lite2
administration.
Audience
The course is designed for Alliance Lite2
administrators, security officers, back-office managers
and IT staff (developers, etc.).
Prior knowledge
It is an advantage to have some basic knowledge
about SWIFT. This can be acquired through the web
class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’ or the eTraining module
‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’.
3 hours
Classroom
Web class
Course content
— Introduction to Alliance Lite2 and the SWIFT
environment
— Preparation and installation of the software
IT
— Description of the different Alliance Lite2 roles
— Initial activation of security officers
— Basic user management
— Using the AutoClient
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Preparing for Alliance Lite2
Interfaces
Alliance Lite2 is the simplest cloudbased way to connect to the SWIFT
network. Do you want to find out more
about Alliance Lite2, what it is and how
it must be set up to browse and/or start
exchanging all types of SWIFT messages
and files? Do you want to learn how
to use the Relationship Management
Application (RMA) to set up and maintain
correspondent relationships in the SWIFT
environment?
Through this course, you will learn about all
aspects of the Alliance Lite2 administration
and RMA. You will also learn about the
token activation, user management and
the AutoClient.
Audience
The course is designed for Alliance Lite2
administrators, security officers, back-office managers,
RMA managers, security officers and IT staff
(developers, etc.).
Prior knowledge
It is an advantage to have some basic knowledge
about SWIFT. This can be acquired through the web
class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’ or the eTraining module
‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’.
1 day
Classroom
IT
Course content
— Introduction to Alliance Lite2 and the SWIFT
environment
— Preparation and installation of the software
— Description of the different Alliance Lite2 roles
— Initial activation of security officers
— Basic user management
— Using the AutoClient
— Introduction to the Relationship Management
Application
— RMA in practice
— RMA administration
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Creating SWIFT Messages
Interfaces
Are you using one of SWIFT’s interfaces to
process your financial messages? Are you
using Alliance Access, Alliance Entry or
Alliance Lite2 for your primary or back-up
message handling? Then this course is just
perfect for you!
Based on real-life scenarios, our instructor
will guide you through the message
handling process from creation to
authorisation.
Along the journey, you will become
acquainted with the business jargon used
and be able to link it back to the message
fields on your interface. You will learn
about the functionalities of your interface
by keying in messages yourself during
the hands-on exercises. You will find out
how to use the built-in user handbook
and align your messages with the required
format specifications. This course perfectly
complements the message standards
courses as it puts the theory into practice.
Audience
The course is designed for everyone using an Alliance
interface to create, verify, authorise or modify SWIFT
messages, from Alliance Access and Entry to Alliance
Lite2.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge of
SWIFT and financial payments. Participants should
preferably have followed the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market’ or the
web class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’.
Course content
The course covers various case studies and hands-on
exercises to illustrate the creation and processing of
SWIFT messages, and setting up reports using the
Message Management interface.
1 day
Classroom
IT
Message
Handling
During the case studies and exercises, participants
will become acquainted with the business jargon and
context of the related messages.
— Introducing FIN
— Introduction to Message Management and Alliance
Lite2 GUIs
— Message process and flow
— Message scenarios and exercises covering the
following MTs: MT 103, 202, 202 COV, 210, 300,
670, 900, 910, 940 and 950
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Creating Securities Settlement
Instructions with FIN Messages
If you are using Alliance Access, Alliance
Entry or Alliance Lite2 to process your
securities settlement messages, this
course is just perfect for you.
Based on real-life scenarios from the
securities industry, our instructor will
guide you through the message handling
process from creation to authorisation.
You will become acquainted with the
business jargon used and be able to
link it back to the message fields on
your interface. You will learn about the
functionalities of your interface by keying
in messages yourself during the hands-on
exercises. You will find out how to use
the built-in user handbook and align
your messages with the required format
specifications. This course perfectly
complements the message standards
courses as it puts the theory into practice.
Audience
This course is designed for everyone using an Alliance
interface to create, verify, authorise or modify SWIFT
securities settlement messages, from Alliance Access
and Entry to Alliance Lite2.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some prior knowledge
of SWIFT and the Securities business. Participants
should preferably have followed the classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT in the securities markets’ or the
web class ‘SWIFT in 90 minutes’.
Course content
The course covers various case studies and hands-on
exercises to illustrate the creation and processing of
SWIFT securities settlement messages, and setting up
reports using the Message Management interface.
Interfaces
1 day
Classroom
IT
Message
Handling
During the case studies and exercises, participants
will become acquainted with the business jargon and
context of the related messages.
— Introducing FIN
— Introduction to Message Management and Alliance
Lite2 GUIs
— Message process and flow: creation, verification,
modification and authorisation
— NAK analysis and understanding
— Day-to-day operations and creation of reports
— Message scenarios and exercises covering the
following MTs: MT 541, MT 543, MT 548, MT 578,
MT 535
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Operating Alliance Access and Entry
Interfaces
During this two-day in-depth course, you
will not only learn how to manually create
messages using the SWIFT interface.
You will also learn how to verify, authorise,
modify and search for SWIFT messages
in FIN, InterAct and FileAct. Our instructor
will also teach you how to use the Event
Log and Monitoring Application, make
system queries and perform day-to-day
tasks using the Relationship Management
Application.
Together with our instructor, you will be
able to experience Alliance Access through
hands-on exercises in our training lab. This
course is a must-have for anyone involved
in the message preparation process.
Audience
SWIFT operators/users, supervisors and Alliance
security officers.
Prior knowledge
We recommend that you first attend one of the
courses ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments
market’ or ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the securities
markets’, depending on the business area you are
active in. Alternatively, you can complete the eTraining
modules ‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’ or ‘Your
SWIFT guide to the securities markets’.
2 days
Classroom
IT
Course content
— Getting to know Alliance Web Platform
— Message preparation: an overview
— Using Alliance Messenger for FIN and InterAct
— Connecting to the SWIFT network
— Manual FileAct
— Relationship Management Application
— Message searching and reporting
— Event Log and Monitoring
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training
path to become a ‘Qualified Alliance Access/Entry
Operator’.
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SWIFT Training Qualification Programme Alliance Access/Entry Operator
This qualification has been designed
to validate the knowledge of staff who
are responsible for the FIN message
preparation process and basic RMA.
Candidates for this must pass an exam
on the daily operations of Alliance Access/
Entry to acquire the title ‘Qualified Alliance
Access/Entry Operator’.
Topics on which you will be qualified
— The menus and windows of Alliance Web Platform
— Message preparation: creation, verification,
modification and authorisation of FIN messages in
Alliance Web Platform
— Monitoring messages and routing/disposing to
other queues
Recommended training path
If you do not have the required knowledge on these
topics, you can decide to take additional SWIFT
training. The following course will provide you with the
necessary knowledge to enable you to pass the exam:
Operating Alliance Access and Entry.
Validity of your certificate
This exam is based on Alliance 7.0. Your certificate
will expire when SWIFT releases a new version of the
Alliance Access/Entry. SWIFT Training will inform you in
due time of the expiry of your certificate.
Interfaces
3 hours
Qualification
IT
On-site qualification
If you have a group of people who require training and
qualification on the same topic, you can choose to run
the programme at your premises.
— Creating FIN message templates and using them
— Connecting to the SWIFT network for sending and
receiving messages
— Creating and exchanging RMA authorisations with
your correspondents for FIN
— Searching for specific messages or events in
Alliance Access/Entry and running reports
— Monitoring your system (basic level)
— Operating Alliance Access and Entry
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Managing Alliance Access and Entry
Interfaces
If you are responsible for configuring and
maintaining your Alliance Access system,
then this hands-on course will help you
get the most out of your interface. You
will learn how to use the features and
functionalities of Alliance Access, such
as the monitoring tool to supervise and
control the different Alliance Access
elements, and ensure a smoothly running
messaging interface.
Audience
Back-office managers, IT staff and managers, and
interface administrators.
Prior knowledge
We recommend that you first attend the courses
‘Introduction to SWIFT connectivity’ and ‘Operating
Alliance Access and Entry’.
Course content
— Updates: installation of patches, message syntax
tables and BIC files
— Message Partners: connectivity of Alliance Access
with external applications and printers
— Routing: defining routing rules in Alliance Access
2 days
— Message Searching and Reporting: using advanced
searching functions and reporting
— Archive and back-up procedures
— Scheduling and Calendar
— System Parameters and Event Log: how to change
parameters and how to activate or de-activate
alarms
Classroom
IT
— Using the Monitoring GUI: supervising the new
monitoring elements which are only available
through Alliance Web Platform as well as using the
new multi-instance monitoring tool
Note: During this course, the hands-on exercises will
be performed on Alliance Access. The instructor will
point out differences - if any - for Alliance Entry users.
However, in communities with a majority of Alliance
Entry users, the course can be adapted on request.
SWIFT Training Qualification Programme
This course is part of the recommended training path
to become a ‘Qualified Alliance Access Administrator’.
— User Management and Security Parameters:
profiles, users, passwords and security parameters
— Alliance Gateway Connectivity: configuring Alliance
Gateway connections, configuring Logical Terminals
connections as well as emission and reception
profiles
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SWIFT Training Qualification Programme Alliance Access Administrator
This qualification has been designed to
validate the knowledge of staff who are
responsible for configuring and maintaining
the Alliance Access server. As this is a
critical function ensuring continuity of your
daily operations, we recommend you to
certify your staff involved in this area.
Recommended training path
If you do not have the required knowledge on these
topics, you can decide to take additional SWIFT
training. The following courses will provide you with the
necessary knowledge to enable you to pass the exam:
Candidates must pass an exam on
the Alliance Access administration and
configuration tasks to acquire the title
‘Qualified Alliance Access Administrator’.
Validity of your qualification
This exam is based on Alliance 7.0. Your qualification
will expire when SWIFT releases a new version of the
Alliance Access interface which significantly changes
the functionalities, and the exam you have taken is no
longer representative. SWIFT Training will inform you in
due time of the expiry of your certificate.
Topics on which you will be qualified
— Installation of patches, message syntax tables and
BIC files
— Creating profiles, users, passwords and security
parameters
Interfaces
3 hours
— Managing Alliance Access and Entry
— Deploying Alliance Access (optional)
Qualification
IT
On-site qualification
If you have a group of people who require training and
qualification on the same topic, you can choose to run
the programme at your premises.
— Configuring Alliance Gateway connections,
configuring Logical Terminals connections as well
as emission and reception profiles
— Connecting Alliance Access with external
applications and printers
— Defining routing rules in Alliance Access
— Using advanced searching functions and reporting
— Archive and back-up procedures
— Scheduling and Calendar
— How to change parameters and how to activate or
de-activate alarms
— Using the Monitoring GUI and supervising elements
which are only available through Alliance Web Platform
as well as using the new multi-instance monitoring tool
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Deploying Alliance Access
Interfaces
With over 2,000 installations worldwide,
Alliance Access remains SWIFT’s prime
messaging interface, designed to connect
your business applications to SWIFT.
This course, which offers you a perfect mix
of theory, demos and hands-on exercises,
will show you how to deploy the Alliance
Access server, benefit from all its features
and help you to choose the right interface
with your back-office. This course will
give you insights into the built-in recovery
mechanism of Alliance Access.
The course also identifies potential
problems you may encounter during the
installation or the upgrade of Alliance
Access and more importantly, provides the
preventive measures and solutions.
Audience
Interface developers, IT staff and managers as well
as back-office managers, who are responsible for
implementing and maintaining Alliance Access.
Course content
— The Alliance Access environment
— Preparing for installation
2 days
— Alliance Access and Alliance Web Platform
installation
— Software, license and hardware upgrade
Classroom
— The Alliance Access structure
— Using Database recovery
— Communication links and interfaces with your backoffice (Automatic File Transfer via XMLv2, MQHA,
SOAPHA)
IT
— Troubleshooting and command lines
Note: Installations performed by participants can only
be guaranteed in SWIFT’s Technical Training Centres in
La Hulpe - Belgium, London - United Kingdom, Hong
Kong and New York - United States. In all other course
locations, the hands-on installation and/or upgrade will
depend on facilities available.
This course covers demos and exercises in Windows
only. If you have a special request, please contact your
regional SWIFT Training office to discuss your training
requirements.
Prior knowledge
It is necessary to have a good general knowledge of
the SWIFTNet environment, which can be acquired
through the one-day course ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’.
It is also an asset if you have attended the course
‘Managing Alliance Access’.
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Managing Alliance Gateway
Interfaces
This two-day course will help you configure
and manage Alliance Gateway. Next to the
user management, process control and
monitoring, you will learn how to prepare
PKI for messaging, how to connect remote
applications and how to send and receive
files. Once you have attended this twoday training programme you will be well
prepared and able to manage Alliance
Gateway successfully.
Audience
This course has been designed for Alliance Gateway
administrators, security officers, IT staff and managers,
interface administrators and back-office managers.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have a prior knowledge of the
SWIFT services, security and network. If you are new
to SWIFTNet, this knowledge can be acquired through
the one-day classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’ or the eTraining package ‘Understanding
SWIFTNet services and security’.
2 days
Classroom
IT
Course content
Several demos and exercises presenting the Alliance
Gateway system adminstration will guide you through
the following topics:
— Alliance Gateway overview
— Full system administration including user
management, process control and monitoring
— PKI and security management
— Connectivity with your back-office applications
— Manual and automatic file transfer
— Using a Browse service configuration
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Managing Alliance Gateway for Alliance
Access/Entry Users
Through this one-day course you will
learn what needs to be configured to
successfully manage an Alliance Gateway
connecting to Alliance Access or Alliance
Entry.
Next to the user management, process
control and monitoring, you will get to
know how to prepare PKI for messaging,
how to configure message partners and
endpoints to enable communication with
Alliance Access or Alliance Entry, and what
the troubleshooting commands are to
successfully maintain your system.
Once you have attended this one-day
training session you will be well equipped
and able to manage smoothly your Alliance
Gateway connecting to Alliance Access or
Alliance Entry.
Audience
This course has been designed for Alliance Gateway
administrators, Alliance Access/Entry administrators,
interface administrators, security officers, IT staff and
managers.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have a prior knowledge of the
SWIFT services, security and network. If you are new
to SWIFTNet, this knowledge can be acquired through
the one-day classroom course ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’ or the eTraining package ‘Understanding
SWIFTNet services and security’.
Interfaces
1 day
Classroom
IT
Course content
This session covers the following topics:
— Alliance Gateway overview
— Full system administration including user
management, process control and monitoring
— PKI and security management
— Connectivity with your Alliance Access/Entry
interface
— Troubleshooting, maintenance and best practices
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Managing Alliance Web Platform
Interfaces
Alliance Web Platform is the new browserbased graphical user interface for all
Alliance products. During this half-day
session, you will learn how to install,
configure and manage this light and
valuable solution.
Our instructor will also illustrate how
you can benefit from the centralised
configuration and how to organise your
Alliance connectivity infrastructure in a
flexible manner.
Audience
This course is targeted at Alliance interface
administrators, IT staff and managers as well as backoffice managers.
3 hours
Prior knowledge
A good knowledge of Alliance interfaces is
recommended.
Classroom
Course content
— Introduction, benefits and added value of Alliance
Web Platform
Web class
— Alliance Web Platform offerings
— Preparing for installation
IT
— Installation and removal
— Deploying GUI packages
— Connecting Alliance Server instances
— Configuring Application Groups and Packages
— Case study - configuring Browse
— Branding schemes
— Troubleshooting and maintenance
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Migrating to Alliance Web Platform
for Administrators
Are you ready to migrate from Alliance
Workstation and start using Alliance Web
Platform? With the migration to release
7.0 of SWIFTNet and Alliance, SWIFT has
introduced Alliance Web Platform in 2011.
Alliance Web Platform is a Graphical User
Interface (GUI) software for all Alliance
products. It exposes functionalities of
Access/Entry and Alliance Gateway
to the end user via a browser. It will
gradually replace Alliance Workstation and
WebStation.
To help you with this migration, we
have created a special training package
designed for administrators who are
still using Alliance Workstation. Through
this practical course you will acquire the
knowledge needed to configure and
start using Alliance Web Platform in full
confidence.
Audience
Anyone currently working with Alliance Workstation
as an administrator and looking at migrating to
Alliance Web Platform. This course is also suited for
administrators who already migrated to Alliance Web
Platform.
Prior knowledge
Knowledge of SWIFT connectivity is recommended.
This can be obtained by attending ‘Introduction
to SWIFT connectivity’. It is an advantage to
have knowledge on daily operations on Alliance
Workstation, but it is not required.
Interfaces
1 day
Classroom
IT
Course content
— Introduction - Migration road map
— Deploying Alliance Web Platform
— Interface configuration
— Troubleshooting and maintenance
— RMA administration via Alliance Web Platform
The instructor will use Alliance Web Platform for
demos.
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Migrating to Alliance Web Platform
for Operators
Are you ready to migrate from Alliance
Workstation and start using Alliance Web
Platform? With the migration to release
7.0 of SWIFTNet and Alliance, SWIFT has
introduced Alliance Web Platform in 2011.
Alliance Web Platform is a Graphical User
Interface (GUI) software for all Alliance
products. It exposes functionalities of
Access/Entry and Alliance Gateway
to the end user via a browser. It will
gradually replace Alliance Workstation and
WebStation.
Audience
Anyone currently working with Alliance Workstation
as an operator and looking at migrating to Alliance
Web Platform. Administrators might benefit from
attending this course as well. This course is also suited
for operators who already migrated to Alliance Web
Platform.
To help you with this migration, we
have created a special training package
designed for operators who are still using
Alliance Workstation. Through this practical
course you will acquire the knowledge
needed to start using Alliance Web
Platform in full confidence.
Course content
— Introduction to Alliance Web Platform
Prior knowledge
Knowledge of SWIFT connectivity is recommended.
This can be obtained by attending ‘Introduction
to SWIFT connectivity’. It is an advantage to
have knowledge on daily operations on Alliance
Workstation, but it is not required.
Interfaces
1 day
Classroom
IT
— Processing FIN messages using Message
Management GUI
— Daily operations
— Operating RMA via Alliance Web Platform
The instructor will use Alliance Web Platform for
demos.
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Operating RMA
Interfaces
The Relationship Management Application
(RMA) is the component used for setting
up and maintaining correspondent
relationships in the SWIFT environment.
Through this course, you will get a clear
understanding of the concepts involved,
learn how to put them in practice and find
out how to integrate RMA in your SWIFT
environment.
Audience
The course is intended for everyone who needs
a detailed understanding about exchanging RMA
authorisations with correspondents, including RMA
managers, Alliance Lite2 administrators or security
officers.
Prior knowledge
We recommend that participants first attend one
of the introduction courses: ‘Introduction to SWIFT
in the payments market’, ‘Introduction to SWIFT in
the securities markets’ or ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’ or complete one of the eTraining modules
‘Basics - your passport to SWIFT’ or ‘Understanding
SWIFTNet services and security’.
Course content
— Introduction to the Relationship Management
Application
3 hours
Classroom
Web class
IT
Security/Audit
— Setting up RMA
— RMA general principles
— Query/answer messages
— Creating/accepting/rejecting/deleting authorisations
— Granular authorisations using RMA Plus
— Exporting/importing RMA authorisations
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Optimising your Alliance Resilience
Interfaces
Are you interested to know more about
SWIFT business continuity? Do you
want to know how to ensure a maximum
resilience of your SWIFT technical
infrastructure; or how to resume your
SWIFT operations in the shortest period of
time in case of a failure? Sign up for this 90
minutes session!
This first module of our Alliance disaster
recovery training introduces you to the
SWIFT business continuity planning
process. You will learn how to prevent
risks from happening to your SWIFT
connectivity, and find out what SWIFT
has put in place to help you optimise
the resilience of your connectivity
infrastructure.
Audience
Managers, business analysts, IT staff, auditors, team
leaders, product managers or anyone involved in
SWIFT.
Prior knowledge
A basic knowledge of SWIFT is required. This can
be acquired by attending the web class ‘SWIFT
in 90 minutes’ or the one-day classroom course
‘Introduction to SWIFT connectivity’.
90 minutes
Web class
IT
Course content
— Business continuity plan
— Risks assessment and business impact
— Resiliency options
Security/Audit
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SWIFT Business Continuity Plan Guidelines
As a financial institution, your SWIFT
operations department is a critical nerve
centre that deserves special attention. To
minimise the impact of a technical failure
on your business, you should be prepared
for any disaster that might arise.
This course gives you best practice
guidelines for business continuity planning
and enables you to manage the disaster
recovery processes for your Alliance
interfaces. You will learn about the SWIFT
business continuity plan including people,
infrastructure and premises. We will
discuss the different back-up strategies
and resiliency options for your SWIFT
environment.
Audience
This course is designed for interface administrators, IT
staff and managers, as well as back-office managers
and business continuity managers responsible for the
SWIFT environment.
Prior knowledge
Prior to attending this course, we recommend you
to attend the web class ‘Optimising your Alliance
resilience’. As this is a technical course, a good
understanding of system administration is required.
You will need knowledge of SWIFTNet PKI, such
as delivered in the courses ‘Introduction to SWIFT
connectivity’ or ‘Managing PKI with Browse’. You must
have experience in managing the Alliance Access/
Entry and/or Alliance Gateway interfaces, as taught
in the courses ‘Managing Alliance Access and Entry’
and ‘Managing Alliance Gateway’ for the SWIFT
environment.
Interfaces
1 day
Classroom
IT
Security/Audit
Course content
— Business continuity at SWIFT
— The concepts of a business continuity plan
— Planning your business continuity
— Testing your business continuity
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SWIFT System Housekeeping Guidelines
Interfaces
What do you do to keep your systems
healthy? Is what you are doing enough?
What happens if you failed to perform the
housekeeping tasks periodically?
To help you avoid failure and assess the
associated risk, we invite you to attend
this one-day session. It covers the most
important preventive housekeeping
activities you should perform to ensure a
healthy SWIFT infrastructure. The session
has been designed for all SWIFT System
Administrators and can be tailored to your
specific needs.
Audience
This course is designed for administrators of Alliance
Access, Alliance Web Platform, Alliance Gateway,
SWIFTNet Link (SNL), Hardware Security Module
(HSM) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), as well as
for risk managers and technical auditors.
Prior knowledge
To benefit from this course, it is recommended
that you are familiar with SWIFT administration and
management of the systems.
1 day
Classroom
IT
Course content
— SWIFT infrastructure overview
— Components that fit together to connect to SWIFT
Security/Audit
— Purpose of the SWIFT infrastructure
— Reason for failure
— Risk behind incomplete housekeeping
— Recommended housekeeping activities for Alliance
Web Platform, Alliance Access, Alliance Gateway,
SNL, HSM, PKI and VPN (AVLL)
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AMH Message Handling
Interfaces
This course will help you log on to Alliance
Messaging Hub (AMH) and will give you
an understanding of how to use the AMH
Message Handler GUI. By attending this
course you will be able to monitor, handle
messages, and produce reports.
Audience
This module is designed for end users who need to
handle messages in AMH and other users who require
only a basic background in AMH functionality.
Prior knowledge
It is an advantage to have a basic knowledge of SWIFT
message types.
If you are new to SWIFT, we recommend that you
first attend ‘Introduction to SWIFT in the payments
market’, one of our classroom courses.
1 day
On site
Message
Handling
Course content
— AMH Overview
— AMH Graphical User Interface (GUI)
— Message Handling – Search and View
IT
— Message Handling – Create, Release, Repair and
other Actions
— Message Templates
— Address Book and other Market Data
— Reports Execution
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AMH System Operations
Interfaces
This course provides you with an overview
of Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH). It will
enable you to handle SWIFT messages
and give you an advance level of
knowledge on how to start and stop the
AMH system.
By attending this course you will learn
how to configure the AMH system (e.g.
Scheduler, Address Book, Rule Selections,
Log) as well as monitor and track the
system. You will also learn how to operate
AMH through communication, log, and
housekeeping procedures.
Audience
This module is designed for AMH system operators,
supervisors and administrators.
Prior knowledge
Some background knowledge in Communication
Technology and UNIX or Windows OS is
recommended.
Course content
— AMH Overview
— Message Handling and Monitoring
2 days
— Advanced Technical Overview (Architecture,
Objects and Services)
— Start-up & Shutdown – Operation, Monitoring and
Failure Analysis
On site
— Communication Services – Monitoring and Handling
— Flow Control – Message Flow, Outgoing, Incoming,
Network, Distribution Copy Selections
— Other Rule Selections – DupCheck, Black-/Whitelist Selection, Owner Assignment etc.
— System Logs and Alerts – Configuration and
Administration
— Scheduler – Concept, Configuration and Events
Synchronisation
Message
Handling
IT
— Address Book and other Market Data
— Housekeeping Procedures – Configuration
— Reports Execution
— AMH Troubleshooting – Analysis, Reporting &
Tracking
— AMH Resilience – Operations and Monitoring
— Optional: SIC / EuroSIC / SECOM Operation
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AMH System Administration
Interfaces
This course provides you with an overview
of Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH), i.e.
Application-Server, Database and GUI. You
will also learn how to configure the system
(Communication and Workflow), and how
to set up AMH (Application Properties,
User and Reporting). By attending this
course you will gain insights into AMH
Clustering and Resilience, AMH Upgrades,
and AMH Configuration Management.
Course content
— AMH Overview
— Communication Services – Concept &
Configuration
— AMH Messaging Protocol (AMP) – Format, Concept
and Usage
— AMH Network Channels – SWIFTNet Concept and
Usage
— AMH Backend-Channels – Adapters in AMH,
Concept and Setup
3 days
On site
IT
— Bulking De-Bulking Profiles
— Workflow Tasks – Overview and Import
Audience
This module is designed for supervisors and
administrators.
— Format Libraries – Overview, Import and Activation
— User Management
— Reports Integration
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some background
knowledge in Communication Technology and UNIX or
Windows OS, JAVA, and DBA.
— Application Settings
— Database Partitioning Setup
— AMH Resilience – Cluster Setup, Database and
SAG
— AMH Tuning Aspects – Concept and Settings
— System upgrades
— AMH Configuration Manager – Overview, Setup and
Processing
— Optional: SIC / EuroSIC / SECOM specific Setup
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AMH Security Officer
Interfaces
In this course you will learn how to define
Security Profiles, Messaging Profiles,
Security Policy, and assign User Profiles.
This course will also enable you to monitor
Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH) security
(Log and Reports).
Audience
This module is designed for AMH security officers and
security auditors.
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some background
knowledge in AMH system operation. Attending the
AMH System Operations course first will help if you do
not have prior knowledge.
Course content
— AMH Overview
1 day
On site
Security or
Audit
— Security Objects and Internal Relations
— Organisation Tree / Multi Company / Data Owners
— Profiles – Concept, Profile types, Inventories
— Security Policies
— Maintenance and Monitoring
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RMA Handling in AMH
Interfaces
This course provides you with an overview
of RMA, it’s activities and message flow.
Attending this course will help you to
understand RMA DN administration,
deployment of authorisations over various
Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH) systems
and RMA setup.
Audience
This module is designed for SWIFTNet security officers
and administrators.
Prior knowledge
It is an advantage to have some basic understanding
of SWIFTNet communication or have a SWIFTNet
security background. If you do not have prior
knowledge on this subject, we recommend you first
attend the ‘Introduction to SWIFT Connectivity’ course.
Course content
RMA Handling and Operations
1 day
On site
Security or
Audit
— RMA Concept and Overview
— Issuer-Activities and Message Flow
IT
— Correspondent-Activities and Message Flow
— User’s Duties
RMA Setup in AMH
— Interact Connections and Flow Profiles
— Import/Export Procedures and Automation
— Configuration of other objects – Data Owners,
Profiles, DN’s, Automatic Action Rules etc.
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AMH Designer Workflow
Interfaces
In this course you will learn about
the Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH)
Designer Workflow Installation – Eclipse
Environment. It will help you get familiar
with AMH Designer Workflow Environment
and Elements. It will enable you to build
a simple Workflow and integrate this
workflow into AMH.
Audience
This module is designed for developers and
administrators.
2 days
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have some background
knowledge of Microsoft Windows and JAVA.
On site
Course content
— AMH Designer Overview
— AMH Designer Workflow Installation
IT
— Getting familiar with AMH Designer Workflow
Workspace
— AMH Designer Workflow Elements / Plugins
— Working with Workflow Tasks
— Build simple Workflow
— Deployment of Workflows (XPDL)
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AMH Designer Transformer
Interfaces
This course will help you understand
the Transformer Tool. You will learn how
to develop, design and model format
transformations.
Audience
This module is designed for developers.
2 days
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have background knowledge
of Microsoft Windows environment, experience in
messaging, understanding of financial messaging
standards at a business level and an understanding of
logical constructs of logical constructs (if / else, etc.).
There are a number of courses linked to this topic
on SWIFT message standards that may benefit you,
depending on your role.
On site
IT
Course content
— Introduction to AMH Designer Transformer
— Message Definition
— Mapping Definition, Validation and Enrichment
— Rules Definition
— Integration into AMH
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AMH Designer Reporting
Interfaces
This course will help you to understand
the Reporting Tool. You will learn how to
develop, design and model reports.
Audience
This module is designed for developers.
1 day
Prior knowledge
It is recommended to have background knowledge
of the Microsoft Windows environment, messaging
experience, understanding of financial messaging
standards at a business level and an understanding of
logical constructs (if / else, etc.), as well as a Database
and SQL background. There are a number of courses
linked to this topic on SWIFT message standards that
may benefit you, depending on your role.
On site
IT
Course content
— AMH Designer Overview
— Understanding the Reporting Tool
— Working with Libraries
— Defining Reports
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And now, it’s up to you...
You’ve reached the end of our course
catalogue. And now it’s up to you! Draw
up your training plan or ask our help to
design your personalised training package.
All year long, we add new and interesting
courses to the portfolio and new sessions
to the course schedule in many locations
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To keep up to date on the latest and
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We look forward to welcoming you at our
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Best regards,
The SWIFT Training team
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Index
AMH Message Handling
94
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for operators
89
AMH System Operations
95
Monitoring your intraday liquidity with SWIFT
37
AMH System Administration
96
Operating Alliance Access and Entry
80
AMH Security Officers
97
Operating RMA
90
AMH Designer – Workflow
99
Operating your Hardware Security Module
72
Optimising your Alliance resilience
91
Payments and cash management - using FIN messages
34
Payments Market Infrastructures: best practices using SWIFT
42
Preparing for Alliance Lite2
77
Providing SWIFT to corporate clients
25
RMA Handling in AMH
98
Securities settlement and reconciliation - ISO 15022 messages
46
SEPA - What’s next
41
39
AMH Designer – Transformer
100
AMH Designer – Reporting
101
Basics - your passport to SWIFT
13
Collections and documentary credits
60
Corporate actions - ISO 15022 messages
48
Creating Securities settlement instructions with FIN messages
79
Creating SWIFT messages
78
Customer applications on swift.com
20
Customer Payments using the MT 103
32
Deploying Alliance Access
84
Standing Settlement Instructions - messages and reference data
62
SWIFT and international payment systems
43
Documentary credits using FIN messages
63
SWIFT audit guidelines
74
FIN and ISO 15022 message guidelines for Offshore RMB
21
SWIFT business continuity plan - guidelines
92
Forex and money markets - using FIN messages
68
SWIFT for Corporates
27
HSM 101 - Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask 73
SWIFT in 90 minutes
12
Introduction to SWIFT connectivity
17
SWIFT system housekeeping guidelines
93
Introduction to SWIFT in the payments market
14
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access Administrator
83
Introduction to SWIFT in the securities markets
15
SWIFT Training Qualification - Alliance Access/Entry Operator
81
Investment funds - ISO 20022 messages
53
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for Corporates Client Advisor
26
ISO 15022 enhanced for T2S
55
ISO 20022 and MX message standards - overview
23
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFT for Corporates Specialist
28
ISO 20022 for funds in 90 minutes
52
SWIFT Training Qualification - SWIFTNet Security Officer
71
ISO 20022 in 90 minutes
22
T2S - ISO messages for liquidity and collateral management
56
ISO 20022 messages and flows for TSU and BPO
65
T2S - ISO messages for securities settlement and management
57
ISO 20022 messages for corporate actions
51
T2S in 90 minutes
54
ISO 20022 messages for High Value Payments
40
Treasury management using FIN messages
38
ISO 20022 messages for securities settlement and management
50
TSU and BPO in 90 minutes
64
Liquidity management using FIN messages
33
Understanding Alliance Lite2
76
Managing Alliance Access and Entry
82
Understanding FIN and the System messages
19
Managing Alliance Gateway
85
Understanding SWIFTNet services and security
18
Managing Alliance Gateway for Alliance Access/Entry users
86
Using ISO 20022 and XML messaging
24
Managing Alliance Web Platform
87
Using SWIFT for Corporates
29
Managing PKI with Browse
70
Using the MT 202 COV
36
Migrating to Alliance Web Platform for administrators
88
Your SWIFT guide to the securities markets
16
Documentary collections using FIN messages
104
For more information about SWIFT Training,
please contact swift.training@swift.com or
visit www.swift.com/training
57090 - JAN 2016
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