Johannesburg, 19 Mar 2013
SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 10 000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, announced today that it has appointed Trustlink a Business Partner for West, central and southern Africa.
Commenting on the appointment of Trustlink, Hugo Smit, Head of Africa South, SWIFT, says Business Partners play an important role as SWIFT grows rapidly across the African continent: "SWIFT has seen significant business growth throughout West, central and southern Africa over the last few years, with traffic growth from this region consistently outperforming global traffic growth. Traffic from this region, excluding South African figures, has grown by more than 30% since 2009. We are also experiencing a growing need for SWIFT products and services, with revenue from these sources making up 50% of total revenue. We remain committed to grow our footprint in this region, but we recognise that offering new products and services is not sufficient; we also need to maintain close customer relationships. Partners are essential to complement our reach and to ensure we maintain a high standard of customer service."
Denis Kruger, SWIFT Channel Manager for the region, comments: "SWIFT and Trustlink already have a close working relationship that has been developed over a number of years. We have always appreciated the high standard of services, commitment and professionalism of Trustlink and I look forward to strengthening our relationship even further."
Tertius Vermeulen, CEO, Trustlink, adds: "Trustlink is delighted to be appointed as a Business Partner for SWIFT covering the sub-Saharan Africa region. The appointment as Business Partner extends the portfolio of SWIFT products and services that we can offer to customers and also extends our reach into West Africa. This creates exciting opportunities for both parties and we remain committed to work closely with SWIFT in order to provide a high quality of service to SWIFT customers."
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