The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

This short and accessible volume will provide an analytical description detailing the origins of the not-for-profit financial institution: The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (S.W.I.F.T.). In this book the authors will focus on how the design and current state of SWIFT was influenced by its historical origins, presenting a comprehensive account in a succinct form which provides an informative guide to the history, structure, activities and future challenges of this key international organization.

Susan Scott is a Reader in the Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of Management, at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Markos Zachariadis is an Assistant Professor at the Information Systems & Management Group, Warwick Business School.