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Why does SWIFT mirror data in different OPCs?

April 26, 2017Data different mirror OPCs Swift

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Why does SWIFT mirror data in different OPCs?

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Because its messaging infrastructure is critical to the smooth operation of the financial markets worldwide, SWIFT is required to protect its network from disruption and against the loss of data. SWIFT, therefore, operates OPCs on different continents and, for those services that offer archival, archives message data simultaneously in those OPCs. SWIFT’s ability to continue its operations despite the loss of an OPC is called ‘resilience’. Resilience lies at the heart of SWIFT and is the cornerstone of its customers’ trust in its services.