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Sending sensitive financial data is no easy matter. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication solved some of the problems. But has it created a new one?

From blocked vacuum tubes to mistyped telegrams, sending sensitive financial information is no easy matter. SWIFT – the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication – has solved some of the key problems. But, asks Tim Harford, has it created a new one?

Producer: Ben Crighton
Editor: Richard Vadon

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14 minutes

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Fri 13 Nov 2020 23:30

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  • Thu 2 Apr 2020 13:45
  • Fri 13 Nov 2020 23:30

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