Relationship Management Application

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Relationship Management Application (RMA) is a service provided by SWIFT to manage the business relationships between financial institutions. [1]

RMA operates by managing which message types are permitted to be exchanged between users of a SWIFT service: [1]

RMA uses a SWIFTNet InterAct Store and Forward service to exchange the permission data between financial institutions. [2]

RMA was initially scheduled for roll-out on the SWIFT FIN service as part of the SWIFTNet Phase 2 project in 2008. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "RMA – Taking relationship management to a new level". S.W.I.F.T. SCRL ("SWIFT"). Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  2. "RMA Planning Guide". S.W.I.F.T. SCRL ("SWIFT"). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  3. "SWIFTNet Phase 2 – Timeline". S.W.I.F.T. SCRL ("SWIFT"). Archived from the original on 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2007-05-18.