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Simplify SWIFT connectivity and scale your SWIFT banking system

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Modernize SWIFT connectivity for real-time, scalable banking operations

OpenText™ SWIFT Service Bureau is a secure, cloud-based managed service that simplifies connectivity, supports ISO 20022 payment transformation, and scales corporate-to-bank integration to reduce costs, improve compliance, and enable real-time payments.

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Financial institutions face growing pressure to support real-time payments, evolving standards, and increasing compliance demands. Legacy SWIFT environments slow innovation and add operational risk.
 
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Why OpenText SWIFT Service Bureau?

Modernize SWIFT connectivity with a trusted partner that reduces cost, simplifies operations, and scales globally. OpenText helps financial institutions improve compliance, accelerate transformation, and support real-time payments.

  • 33%
    lower total cost of ownership
    Move to a managed, cloud-based service bureau model and reduce TCO by up to one-third.
  • 30+ years
    financial services experience
    For more than three decades, OpenText has helped leading banks deliver innovation to corporate clients while modernizing operations.
  • 14 of 15
    banks trust OpenText
    Fourteen of the top fifteen North American banks rely on OpenText™ Business Network to manage their transactions.

Use cases

  • Expand bank connectivity solutions across SWIFT and non-SWIFT networks to support global payment flows and growing transaction volumes.

  • Accelerate onboarding and simplify corporate-to-bank integration with support for standardized messaging, APIs, and EDI.

  • Enable ISO 20022 payment transformation across your SWIFT payment system with built-in message transformation and validation.

    Key features

    Drive efficiency and scale with features that simplify SWIFT connectivity, automate transformation, and strengthen compliance. Support real-time payments and evolving standards with a flexible, managed service.

    Secure, cloud-based SWIFT connectivity

    Eliminates barriers in global corporate-to-bank communications to reduce costs, improve straight-through processing, and better serve corporate customers.

    SWIFT and ISO 20022 message transformation

    Enables organizations to transform messages across SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022 formats to ensure compliance and interoperability.

    Seamless API and EDI banking integration

    Provides flexible banking API integration and EDI connectivity to support diverse partner and corporate requirements.

    Data enrichment and validation

    Improves data quality and processing accuracy with enrichment, validation, and transformation services.

    Real-time sanctions screening and compliance

    Integrates real-time sanctions screening into payment workflows to reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements.

    Extended connectivity beyond SWIFT

    Supports non-SWIFT connections and large file transfers to enable broader bank connectivity and integration scenarios.

    Accelerate the value of OpenText SWIFT Service Bureau

    Deployment

    Explore scalable and flexible deployment options for global organizations of any size.

    Services

    Accelerate digital transformation with guidance from certified experts.

    Training

    OpenText Learning Services offers comprehensive enablement and learning programs to accelerate knowledge and skills.

    Communities

    Explore our OpenText communities. Connect with individuals and companies to get insight and support. Get involved in the discussion.

    OpenText SWIFT Service Bureau resources

    Modernize financial connectivity for the real-time era

    Read the brief

    Simplify payments. Strengthen control.

    Read the guide

    The true cost of SWIFT connectivity

    Read the ebook

    Modernizing global bank payments: A secure, scalable, compliant approach

    Learn more

    Modernize financial connectivity for the real-time era

    Read the brief

    Simplify payments. Strengthen control.

    Read the guide

    The true cost of SWIFT connectivity

    Read the ebook

    Modernizing global bank payments: A secure, scalable, compliant approach

    Learn more

    • A SWIFT service bureau provides managed access to the SWIFT network, allowing financial institutions to send and receive secure payment messages without operating their own infrastructure. Instead of maintaining complex on-premises systems, banks connect through a certified provider that manages connectivity, message processing, and compliance. This simplifies operations, reduces costs, and ensures reliable access to global financial networks while supporting evolving standards such as ISO 20022.

    • A SWIFT service bureau reduces cost and complexity by eliminating the need to manage infrastructure, upgrades, security, and ongoing compliance requirements internally. Financial institutions can shift from capital-intensive systems to a managed service that scales with demand. This reduces operational overhead, minimizes manual processes, and allows teams to focus on higher-value initiatives such as innovation, risk management, and customer experience.

    • OpenText SWIFT Service Bureau supports ISO 20022 payment transformation by enabling seamless message conversion between legacy SWIFT formats and ISO 20022 standards. Built-in transformation and validation capabilities ensure data consistency, improve automation, and support straight-through processing. This allows financial institutions to meet regulatory requirements, enhance reporting, and transition to richer, data-driven payment processing without disrupting existing operations.

    • Yes, a SWIFT service bureau can support both API and EDI banking integration to enable flexible connectivity with corporates and partners. By supporting multiple integration methods, financial institutions can streamline corporate-to-bank integration, accelerate onboarding, and support diverse customer requirements. This approach helps banks scale connectivity, improve data exchange, and create a more flexible foundation for digital banking and real-time payments.

      April 6, 2026

      From connectivity provider to transformation partner

      Go beyond secure SWIFT network access—turn your payment infrastructure into a competitive advantage.

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      April 1, 2026

      The SWIFT Service Bureau is sitting on a data goldmine. Are you ready to unlock it?

      Transform ISO 20022 from a compliance obligation into a platform for operational efficiency.

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      March 16, 2026

      Understanding SWIFT

      See how SWIFT powers global payments and how integrated payments hubs modernize bank connectivity.

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      March 12, 2026

      Turn your financial messaging into a growth engine

      Scale ISO 20022 and SWIFT modernization through unified architecture and embedded compliance.

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      March 4, 2026

      The hidden cost of legacy SWIFT infrastructure…and how to reduce TCO

      A modern financial messaging hub reduces SWIFT infrastructure TCO and streamlines compliance.

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      Feb 24, 2026

      ISO 20022 is just the beginning: Why compliance alone won’t modernize your bank

      Reduce TCO, eliminate legacy constraints, and build a scalable financial messaging hub.

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