[April 23, 2013] Bottomline Technologies and Swift Enhance Business Relationship Tweet Apr 23, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Bottomline Technologies, a provider of cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solutions, announced that it has been awarded a further accreditation from Swift, becoming the Swift Business Partner for UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands. According to release, Bottomline was the first accredited Swift Service Bureau, and it was the first company to receive the Swift Ready Connectivity Best Practice Service Bureau. Bottomline also has the Swift Ready Application Corporate Cash Management accreditations. Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Swift, comments, "We are delighted to welcome Bottomline into our SWIFT Business Partner program. This development builds on and recognizes the long-standing and successful relationship between our companies. Bottomline's in-depth knowledge and expertise of Swift solutions, combined with its position in the marketplace, will enable an important section of our customer base to maximize the value of the products and services we offer, thus bringing enormous benefits to the Swift community." "Bottomline's recognition as a Swift Business Partner is further evidence of our strategic relationship with Swift, our domain expertise and our ability to complement the Swift product portfolio with our own services and solutions," said Nigel Savory, Managing Director EMEA at Bottomline Technologies. "This endorsement further strengthens our relationship with SWIFT and over the next three years both organizations will be working together on a number of new initiatives and strategic opportunities that will help our joint customers maximize their investment in SWIFT infrastructure." The company stated that its reputation for helping streamline customers' businesses was further enhanced recently following its SSAE 16 audit accreditation from the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This is another significant accreditation for Bottomline which underlines the company's adherence to IT process and control excellence. The SSAE 16 accreditation further validates Bottomline's strength in providing solutions for the Swift community. Swift is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services. For more information: www.bottomline.com. www.swift.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]