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SectionsOctober 1 2015

Swift CEO sees further opportunities in Asia and Africa

In advance of Sibos 2015 in Singapore, Swift chief executive Gottfried Leibbrandt talks to Brian Caplen about progress in payments and the society's developments in Asian and African markets.
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Q: Since Sibos was last in Singapore in 2003, what has changed in Asia?

A: One is [the] economic growth in the region, and we see that reflected in investment in infrastructures. They are building their plumbing. We have seen real-time gross settlement systems [RTGS] pop up, we have the Hong Kong RTGS [operated by] the [Hong Kong Monetary Authority] in four currencies.

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