SWIFT Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1973

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 4,765

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 1

SWIFT General Information

Description

Operator of cross-border payments and reporting platform intended to provide secure financial messaging services. The company's platform offers products and services to facilitate access and integration, identification, analysis, and regulatory compliance for banking and securities organizations, market infrastructures, and corporate customers, enabling clients to transact securely and reliably.

Contact Information

Website
www.swift.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Avenue Adele, 1
  • 1310 La Hulpe
  • Belgium
+32 02
Primary Industry
Telecommunications Service Providers
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Vertical(s)
FinTech
Corporate Office
  • Avenue Adele, 1
  • 1310 La Hulpe
  • Belgium
+32 02

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SWIFT Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
1. Later Stage VC 01-Feb-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
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SWIFT Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of cross-border payments and reporting platform intended to provide secure financial messaging services. The co
Telecommunications Service Providers
La Hulpe, Belgium
4,765 As of 2022

Copenhagen, Denmark
 

Dallas, TX
 
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SWIFT Competitors (25)

One of SWIFT’s 25 competitors is Mastercard OB Services Europe, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Mastercard OB Services Europe Formerly VC-backed Copenhagen, Denmark
Apex Fintech Solutions Private Equity-Backed Dallas, TX
Adenza Formerly PE-Backed New York, NY
SmartStream Technologies Private Equity-Backed London, United Kingdom
BitGo Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA
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SWIFT Patents

  • 7

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

SWIFT Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210082061-A1 Data governance system, model and process for multi-source financial reference data using automated business logic Inactive 12-Sep-2019
US-20120101951-A1 Method and system for secure financial transactions using mobile communications devices Inactive 22-Oct-2010
US-20030212632-A1 Electronic payment initiation and assurance system Inactive 07-Jan-2002
EP-1326192-A1 E-commerce payment system Inactive 07-Jan-2002
EP-1189165-A2 System and method for facilitating trusted transactions between businesses Inactive 08-Sep-2000 G06Q30/06
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SWIFT Signals

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SWIFT Investors (1)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
PostFinance Corporation Minority
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SWIFT Investments & Acquisitions (7)

SWIFT’s most recent deal was a Grant with FinTorch for . The deal was made on 28-Sep-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
FinTorch 28-Sep-2023 Grant Financial Software
Finance Gateway Information Services 04-Feb-2021 Joint Venture Systems and Information Management
Scorista 17-Jul-2017 Grant Financial Software
B-HIVE (Other Financial Services) 18-Apr-2017 Corporate Casinos and Gaming
Omnicision 27-Mar-2014 Merger/Acquisition Consulting Services (B2B)
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SWIFT Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Innotribe La Hulpe, Belgium 2009
Omnicision Farnborough, United Kingdom 2006
S.W.I.F.T. France Paris, France 1996

SWIFT FAQs

  • When was SWIFT founded?

    SWIFT was founded in 1973.

  • Where is SWIFT headquartered?

    SWIFT is headquartered in La Hulpe, Belgium.

  • What is the size of SWIFT?

    SWIFT has 4,765 total employees.

  • What industry is SWIFT in?

    SWIFT’s primary industry is Telecommunications Service Providers.

  • Is SWIFT a private or public company?

    SWIFT is a Private company.

  • What is SWIFT’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for SWIFT is .

  • Who are SWIFT’s investors?

    PostFinance has invested in SWIFT.

  • Who are SWIFT’s competitors?

    Mastercard OB Services Europe, Apex Fintech Solutions, Adenza, SmartStream Technologies, and BitGo are some of the 25 competitors of SWIFT.

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