About SWIFT Asia Pacific

SWIFT has been present in Asia Pacific (APAC) for over 30 years, and now consists of eight commercial and support offices, as well as an Operational Central Control Centre and our Malaysia Business & Technology Centre (MBTC) which currently hosts approximately 550 staff. Our MBTC offers a wide range of services to SWIFT globally, including IT development, qualification testing, support, business operations, accounting, financial analysis and transactional functions.

We put our employees in control of their career

We encourage our employees to take control of their own career development. They are able to explore different career paths and trajectories, through several mechanisms.

• Trading places, allows the employee to be seconded to another team for a period, allowing them the experience of a job outside of their comfort zone.
• Internal mobility, both within their country and across different regions

Our way of working is to be customers-oriented, act as one accountable team and to be open-minded and curious . We believe part of developing a career requires continuous learning. All staff have access to our learning portal, SWIFTSmart, which has over 5,000 e-learnings covering business, technology, and creative skills - and LinkedIn Learning to enhance the number of learning opportunities. Our Global Mentorship Programme is open to all employees, and allows those with different experience, background and skills connect, coach and mentor our workforce.

We make a difference

SWIFT has been a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact since 2012. This is a voluntary framework for companies to align their strategies and operations with ten universally accepted principles covering human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. SWIFT focuses its efforts on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We believe by operating responsibly and sustainably, we can make a real, positive impact on the environment and our communities. Through our active corporate social responsibility programmes, we encourage employees to spend time volunteering in their local community, joining existing projects or starting their own with our support.

We operate an open work environment

We provide working environments where employees can thrive and understand the impact our work environment has on productivity, wellbeing, collaboration and creativity. Our MBTC is setup with recreational activities – and we also understand the importance of practicing our religious beliefs; our MBTC is equipped with prayer rooms divided by genders.

While having an open office has its benefits, we understand the need for those who want to work independently. Our MBTC is setup with personal cubicle space, which employees can utilise at their convenience. We also provide personal lockers for them to store items throughout the day – and provide free snacks and soft drinks to ensure our staff remain energised.

Our company culture is open, collaborative, respectful and supportive, with strong team spirit. We offer flexible working arrangements based on role and team so that we strike the right work-life balance. Our excellent health and medical benefits ensure our staff stay healthy without having to worry about financial impact.

Encouraging social and physical wellbeing

To encourage our workforce to stay active and socialise. We have a number of clubs in place for them to join, participate and even lead:

• Before the pandemic ; badminton, soccer/futsal, running, yoga, board games, improvisation, KL TowerThon, laser tag, movie night, indoor rock climbing, bowling night, international days, etc.
• During the pandemic ; virtual workouts; virtual yoga, virtual games, virtual trivia, virtual running, virtual zumba, virtual dance, etc.