Detecting a cyber attack faster can save a financial institution—or any company—millions of dollars in losses.
The financial messaging system has been beefing up customer security after a recent wave of high-profile cyberattacks.
The addition of BAE Systems and Fox-IT to SWIFT's security team follows the use of its payment platform in a cyber attack on a Bangladesh bank.
SWIFT is stepping up efforts to share information among global financial institutions and develop security audit frameworks for customers.
Tien Phong Bank says it thwarted an attack involving the same technique used in the theft from the Bangladesh central bank.
The banks pledged to work together with SWIFT to solve the crime and recover the $81 million that is still missing.
U.K. security researchers say the cyberattack is a warning to all financial institutions that run SWIFT Alliance Access and similar systems.
"The FBI and USSS (U.S. Secret Service) have received no reports that Carbanak malware has affected the U.S. financial sector," said U.S. authorities.
SWIFT reports that use of the Chinese currency continues to grow, especially in the United States and Europe.
The RMB isn't yet a mainstream currency for cross-border transactions, but it may be in a few years.
