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Open banking

Open Banking – terminology given to allowing banks to share account information to third parties.

NIP for IPLA/SIL replacement

Netlink Integration Platform (NIP) emerges as a powerful and adaptable solution for replacing IPLA/SIL in the financial industry.

HSM Refresh - Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

The HSM IS6 to SA7 Update represents a significant advancement in security measures, encryption protocols, data management, and authentication mechanisms.

Swift Alliance upgrade to 7.7

The Swift Alliance Access (SAA) upgrade to version 7.7 requires clients to upgrade to RHEL 8.6 due to major changes in Linux.

SWIFT Alliance Connect Virtual - ACV

Netlink has deployed its own ACV, making us well-positioned to help banks and financial institutions connect to the Swift Network on AWS via Alliance Connect Virtual.

Founded by former Swift R&D Team

With a background originated from SWIFT, and specialized in payments and emerging technical solutions/products : Alliance Cloud, Swift Essentials, Pre-Validation, ISO2002.

Cloud and Emerging Technology Consultants

Google, AWS, Azure Cloud and on-premise data center specialists. Open finance, API driven technology and diverse team of Automation & Implementation specialists.

Product SMEs and Domain Experts

Trade Finance, Foreign Remittances, AML & KYC, Open Banking and ISO 20022 Industry Adoption Bootstrappers.

We are committed to streamlining cost
and complexity

Open Banking

Netlink has been working with several Open Banking standards / flavours. We have experience of...

Alliance Cloud

Swift has launched Alliance Cloud as an alternative to its onpremises Swift Alliance Access product...

SAA 7.7 Upgrade

The Swift Alliance Access (SAA) upgrade to version. Amon the usual reasons for upgrade, 7.7...

HSM Refresh – Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

The HSM Refresh upgrades systems from Luna IS6 to Luna SA7, fortifying cryptographic capabilities for...

TIP – ISO 20022 Translator

The TIP ISO 20022 Translator facilitates seamless conversion of financial messages between different formats, ensuring...

Support & IT Infrastructure Services

Comprehensive support for SWIFT infrastructure and IT services.
...

Testing solutions

Comprehensive testing solutions for SWIFT system efficiency and reliability. GPI (Global Payment Innovation) ISO 20022...

We have different variety of services to offer so See All Services

Have a project in mind?

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Open Banking

XS2A Core

Easily achieve open banking and PSD2 compliance with CelerAPI XS2A Core, enabling AISPs to securely access customer data with consent, while meeting regulatory standards.

Account Information Services

One platform, one API, millions of accounts – endless possibilities. Streamline data access, optimize workflows, and boost innovation, perfect for fintechs seeking seamless integration and scalability.

API Gateway

CelerAPI XS2A Core is a cloud-based API Gateway that is compliant, fast, scalable, and resilient. It’s ready for immediate deployment, offering seamless integration for your business.

Regulatory Reporting Simplified

Developer-friendly and customizable, our solution ensures quick compliance. With integrated compliance reporting, we make regulatory navigation easy, so you can focus on what matters.

Netlink Alliance Cloud

Netlink Payments enables banks to connect to the Swift Network via Alliance Connect Virtual (ACV) on AWS. ACV virtualizes hardware VPN boxes for secure, seamless integration in a Public Cloud environment.

Flexibility & Reliability

ACV provides cloud flexibility for scalability and resource optimization, ensuring high availability and uptime for critical messaging and transactions.

Cost-Efficiency

ACV lowers upfront costs and maintenance by virtualizing VPN hardware and utilizing cloud infrastructure instead of traditional deployments.

Enhanced Security

Swift Alliance Connect Virtual maintains Swift’s security standards while leveraging advanced cloud security features to safeguard financial data and transactions.

Integration

ACV allows seamless integration with other cloud services, enabling financial institutions to build tailored, interconnected solutions.

SAA 7.7 Upgrade

Netlink Payments helps banks connect to the Swift Network through Alliance Connect Virtual (ACV) on AWS.

Flexibility & Reliability

ACV allows financial institutions to leverage cloud flexibility for dynamic scalability and resource optimization based on evolving business needs.

Cost-Efficiency

ACV reduces upfront capital expenditures and maintenance costs by virtualizing VPN hardware and utilizing cloud infrastructure instead of traditional hardware deployments.

Enhanced Security

Swift Alliance Connect Virtual upholds Swift's security standards while leveraging advanced cloud security features to protect sensitive financial data and transactions.

Integration

ACV enables seamless integration with other cloud services, allowing financial institutions to build customized, interconnected solutions to meet their specific needs.

HSM Refresh - Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

The HSM IS6 to SA7 Update enhances security and performance, with expert support for a smooth transition.

Enhanced Security

The HSM IS6 to SA7 Update strengthens security measures with advanced encryption protocols, ensuring better protection of sensitive data and improved authentication mechanisms.

Improved Data Management

The update refines data processing capabilities, optimizing how data is managed and processed for enhanced performance and security.

Seamless Support

Our expert team is ready to provide comprehensive support throughout the HSM IS6 to SA7 update, ensuring a smooth and successful transition with minimal disruption.

Refresh Program

The HSM refresh program runs through 2025, proactively upgrading customers before their current models reach end-of-life, ensuring uninterrupted security and long-term satisfaction.

TIP - ISO 20022 Translator

TIP (Trade Finance ISO Migration Platform) provides a robust SWIFT messaging solution for banks, offering features for creating, verifying, authorizing, and reconciling messages.

Netlink Payment Hub

Netlink Payment Hub centralizes messaging data, offering live search and display functionalities for efficient management and access to your institution’s data.

Seamless Integration

Easily integrate core banking, NPH, and SWIFT using MQSeries, AFT, or APIs for smooth message translation across payment systems.

Payment Tracking

Monitor payment progress, delivery date, and amount using SWIFT GPI tracking, and share updates with customers via APIs.

Automated Confirmations

NPH automates payment confirmations, matching MT copies and applying workflows without process changes.

Testing solutions

Comprehensive testing solutions for SWIFT system efficiency and reliability.

GPI

GPI by SWIFT enhances cross-border payments with features like real-time tracking, end-to-end visibility, and same-day use of funds.

ISO 20022

ISO 20022 is a global financial messaging standard offering a rich data model and flexibility, enabling more efficient and comprehensive financial messaging.

FileAct

FileAct by SWIFT enables secure and reliable exchange of large volumes of structured data between financial institutions and their counterparts.

CBPR+

CBPR+ improves cross-border payment efficiency, transparency, and safety, while reducing costs and enhancing access to payment systems.

Current hot topics for
banks and vendors

Swift Alliance Access Stack

Netlink Testlabs, with origins in Swift RD Labs, specializes in configuring and managing Swift Alliance Access. We support banks of all tiers globally, with many migrating to Alliance Message Hub while most remain on Swift Alliance Access.

ISO 20022 Expertise

We offer our own ISO 20022 solution and are experienced with various third-party systems. We help financial institutions adapt to ISO 20022 standards, ensuring compatibility, efficiency, and compliance in messaging.

LAU Integration Services

Netlink Testlabs specializes in integrating Local Authentication Units (LAU) to strengthen security in financial transactions, ensuring your messaging systems are protected against threats and vulnerabilities.

AGI Test Environment Hosting

Netlink was selected by Swift to host the AGI test environment, leveraging our expertise in deployment, configuration, and testing. AGI, a state-of-the-art Docker-based system, is deployed at the ECB for the TIPS (Target Instant Payments System).

Global Payments Initiative (GPI)

The Global Payments Initiative (GPI) introduces the UETR (Unique End-to-End Transaction Reference) for tracking international payments across intermediary banks. Netlink has access to the GPI Tracker, enabling us to demonstrate how the UETR facilitates real-time payment location tracking.

Operations & Maintenance

Netlink performs daily O2M tests to ensure the Swift VPN connection is operational, confirming the status of the Swift application stack and maintaining seamless connectivity.

Explore Our Solutions

Netlink provides solutions to streamline financial messaging: Netlink Message Manager - create MT/MX messages, TIP ISO20022 Translator for MT/MX message translation, Pre-validation Enabler for MT/MX compliance, AMH DB Health for deep level view on AMH DB, etc.

AMH DB health

Efficient financial messaging with hosted Oracle database, ideal for stability.

Pre-validation enabler

Ensures accuracy and compliance before SWIFT payments are initiated.

TIP iso20022 translator

Comprehensive SWIFT Messaging Solution

Netlink Message Manager

Efficiently manage and secure your network messaging with ease

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What is Open Banking, and how does Netlink support it?

Open Banking allows third-party providers to access bank data for creating financial services. Netlink supports various Open Banking standards like TINK, Adorsys, Revolut, OBIE (UK), PSD2 (Europe), and UPI (India), ensuring secure and seamless integration.

What is the Swift Alliance Cloud (AC)?

Swift Alliance Cloud is Swift’s cloud-based solution, replacing the on-premises Swift Alliance Access. It offers improved flexibility, scalability, and reduced maintenance, enabling secure cloud access to Swift services.

What does the SAA 7.7 Upgrade involve?

The SAA 7.7 Upgrade includes compatibility changes, requiring clients to upgrade to RHEL 8.6 and newer operating systems. It improves system performance, security, and Swift messaging functionality.

What is the TIP ISO 20022 Translator?

The TIP ISO 20022 Translator converts financial messages between formats like MT and MX, ensuring interoperability and compliance with global standards like ISO 20022 for efficient payment processing.

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Unleashing Financial Efficiency

In today’s dynamic landscape of financial operations, businesses are relentlessly pursuing strategies to optimize workflows, streamline processes, and…

Decoding CSP

Decoding CSP (CSCF v2022) In an era dominated by digital connectivity and technological advancements, the efficiency and resilience…

Connect Laptop to Serial Port on HSM

It is easy to connect the Serial Port of the HSM (Swift) to the USB port of your…

MT to MX Transformation: Revolutionizing Payments with Netlink-testlabs and ISO 20022 Standards

In financial transactions, the transformation from traditional MT messaging to the more advanced MX standard has become a…

The Swift Alliance Access (SAA) upgrade to version 7.7

The Swift Alliance Access (SAA) upgrade to version 7.7 involves updating the existing SAA software to the latest…

Open banking

NIP for IPLA/SIL replacement

HSM Refresh - Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

Swift Alliance upgrade to 7.7

SWIFT Alliance Connect Virtual - ACV

Founded by former Swift R&D Team

With a background originated from SWIFT, and specialized in payments and emerging technical solutions/products : Alliance Cloud, Swift Essentials, Pre-Validation, ISO2002.

Cloud and Emerging Technology Consultants

Google, AWS, Azure Cloud and on-premise data center specialists. Open finance, API driven technology and diverse team of Automation & Implementation specialists.

Product SMEs and Domain Experts

Trade Finance, Foreign Remittances, AML & KYC, Open Banking and ISO 20022 Industry Adoption Bootstrappers.

We are committed to streamlining cost and complexity

Open Banking

Netlink has been working with several Open Banking standards / flavours. We have experience of...

Alliance Cloud

Swift has launched Alliance Cloud as an alternative to its onpremises Swift Alliance Access product...

SAA 7.7 Upgrade

The Swift Alliance Access (SAA) upgrade to version. Amon the usual reasons for upgrade, 7.7...

HSM Refresh – Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

The HSM Refresh upgrades systems from Luna IS6 to Luna SA7, fortifying cryptographic capabilities for...

TIP – ISO 20022 Translator

The TIP ISO 20022 Translator facilitates seamless conversion of financial messages between different formats, ensuring...

Support & IT Infrastructure Services

Comprehensive support for SWIFT infrastructure and IT services....

Testing solutions

Comprehensive testing solutions for SWIFT system efficiency and reliability. GPI (Global Payment Innovation) ISO 20022...

Have a project in mind?

Let’s talk to us

Open Banking

XS2A Core

Account Information Services

API Gateway

Regulatory Reporting Simplified

Netlink Alliance Cloud

Netlink Payments enables banks to connect to the Swift Network via Alliance Connect Virtual (ACV) on AWS. ACV virtualizes hardware VPN boxes for secure, seamless integration in a Public Cloud environment.

Flexibility & Reliability

ACV provides cloud flexibility for scalability and resource optimization, ensuring high availability and uptime for critical messaging and transactions.

Cost-Efficiency

ACV lowers upfront costs and maintenance by virtualizing VPN hardware and utilizing cloud infrastructure instead of traditional deployments.

Enhanced Security

Swift Alliance Connect Virtual maintains Swift’s security standards while leveraging advanced cloud security features to safeguard financial data and transactions.

Integration

ACV allows seamless integration with other cloud services, enabling financial institutions to build tailored, interconnected solutions.

SAA 7.7 Upgrade

Netlink Payments helps banks connect to the Swift Network through Alliance Connect Virtual (ACV) on AWS.

Flexibility & Reliability

ACV allows financial institutions to leverage cloud flexibility for dynamic scalability and resource optimization based on evolving business needs.

Cost-Efficiency

ACV reduces upfront capital expenditures and maintenance costs by virtualizing VPN hardware and utilizing cloud infrastructure instead of traditional hardware deployments.

Enhanced Security

Swift Alliance Connect Virtual upholds Swift's security standards while leveraging advanced cloud security features to protect sensitive financial data and transactions.

Integration

ACV enables seamless integration with other cloud services, allowing financial institutions to build customized, interconnected solutions to meet their specific needs.

HSM Refresh - Luna IS6 to Luna SA7

The HSM IS6 to SA7 Update enhances security and performance, with expert support for a smooth transition.

Enhanced Security

The HSM IS6 to SA7 Update strengthens security measures with advanced encryption protocols, ensuring better protection of sensitive data and improved authentication mechanisms.

Improved Data Management

The update refines data processing capabilities, optimizing how data is managed and processed for enhanced performance and security.

Seamless Support

Our expert team is ready to provide comprehensive support throughout the HSM IS6 to SA7 update, ensuring a smooth and successful transition with minimal disruption.

Refresh Program

The HSM refresh program runs through 2025, proactively upgrading customers before their current models reach end-of-life, ensuring uninterrupted security and long-term satisfaction.

TIP - ISO 20022 Translator

TIP (Trade Finance ISO Migration Platform) provides a robust SWIFT messaging solution for banks, offering features for creating, verifying, authorizing, and reconciling messages.

Netlink Payment Hub

Netlink Payment Hub centralizes messaging data, offering live search and display functionalities for efficient management and access to your institution’s data.

Seamless Integration

Easily integrate core banking, NPH, and SWIFT using MQSeries, AFT, or APIs for smooth message translation across payment systems.

Payment Tracking

Monitor payment progress, delivery date, and amount using SWIFT GPI tracking, and share updates with customers via APIs.

Automated Confirmations

NPH automates payment confirmations, matching MT copies and applying workflows without process changes.

Testing solutions

Comprehensive testing solutions for SWIFT system efficiency and reliability.

GPI

GPI by SWIFT enhances cross-border payments with features like real-time tracking, end-to-end visibility, and same-day use of funds.

ISO 20022

ISO 20022 is a global financial messaging standard offering a rich data model and flexibility, enabling more efficient and comprehensive financial messaging.

FileAct

We are committed to streamlining cost
and complexity

Comprehensive support for SWIFT infrastructure and IT services.
...

Current hot topics for
banks and vendors