SWIFT Service Bureau for Corporates

What is a SWIFT Service Bureau?

A SWIFT Service Bureau is a SWIFT-certified service provider that gives banks, corporates and fintechs access to the global SWIFT network as a managed service. Instead of building, operating, securing and regularly auditing their own SWIFT infrastructure, customers use the audited infrastructure and expertise of the service bureau – with lower costs, less complexity and higher security.

EFiS: a SWIFT Service Bureau since 1997

As early as 1997, EFiS was accredited as Europe's first private SWIFT Service Bureau and has been setting standards for security and availability in international payments ever since. Today, banks, corporates and fintechs rely on our SWIFT access – operated exclusively from data centers in Germany, KRITIS-compliant, ISO 27001- and ISAE 3402-certified.

Our services as a SWIFT Service Bureau

• 24x7 operations with Security Operations Center (SOC) and Point of Contact (POC)
• Assumption of the Shared Security Officer role
• Extensive services such as RMA administration, certificate management and user management
• Certified SWIFT specialists and more than 120 successful migrations
• Support for CSP audits – EFiS is itself a certified CSP auditor
• Embargo and fraud screening as well as support for regulatory requirements

All SWIFT services from a single source

We support the full range of SWIFT services: traditional FIN messages, FileAct file exchange, FINPlus/InterAct workflows and real-time communication for Instant Payments via SwiftNet AGI. In addition, we offer services around SWIFT gpi and the migration to ISO 20022.

What the SWIFT Service Bureau means for corporates

Companies working with many banks worldwide often struggle with a patchwork of e-banking portals, formats and security procedures. Via the EFiS SWIFT Service Bureau, you reach all your banks through one single, secure channel – the global SWIFT network – without having to build your own SWIFT infrastructure. New banking relationships are connected without additional technology; your treasury keeps one consistent, audit-proof process.

With SWIFT gpi, you track cross-border payments in real time – including status and fees. Combined with our liquidity monitor, you keep an eye on balances and payment flows across all banks.

Your benefits as a corporate

• One secure channel to all banks worldwide instead of many separate portals
• Bank independence – switch banks without rebuilding your payment processes
• Real-time transparency on payments and liquidity (SWIFT gpi)
• No infrastructure of your own – operations, security and maintenance by EFiS
• Compliance built in – embargo/fraud screening and support for NIS2