PARIS, November 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sword FircoSoft, the leading global provider of watch list filtering solutions, today announced the opening of its new office in Singapore.

The opening of Sword FircoSoft's Singapore branch comes in to support the exceptional growth of the company's activities in Asia Pacific over the last few years. A local presence in Asia Pacific, one of the most flourishing regions in the world is a strategic approach to Sword FircoSoft's expansion. This office, conveniently situated in Singapore's CBD, offers more flexibility and proximity to all customers across Asia Pacific. It will enable Sword FircoSoft to better listen to and serve the ASPAC market needs, working closely with its partners based in China, South Korea, Japan, South-East Asia and Australia. Among its numerous customers in Asia and Oceania, some have assisted Sword FircoSoft in improving its solutions to better meet the ASPAC market specifications.

"We trust that our Singapore office will endeavour to sustain our strong and consistent progress in Asia and Oceania. We are currently building up the team to achieve even more success with our long-term partners and to improve ourselves equally. We will then be able to provide better support and reinforce our partners network as well as enhance our relationship with our existing customers in Asia Pacific", says Eric Quéré, Business Unit Director, Sword FircoSoft Singapore Branch.

"Opening a branch in Singapore was the next logical step for us with regard to our large Asian customer base and Partner network. We will end 2011 with a team of 5 to 7 people highly skilled in Sword FircoSoft products. Now with local presence in New York, London, Paris, Chennai and Singapore, FircoSoft is already preparing a new opening in 2012 in a different region to better serve our customers and partners," says Jean Losco, Executive Director, Sword FircoSoft.

About Sword FircoSoft

Over 365 financial institutions in more than 69 countries (representing over 650 sites) are already benefiting from the #1 watch list filtering solution* provided by Sword FircoSoft.

Sword FircoSoft, provider of multi-alphabet-ready filtering solutions, also offers best-in-class straight through processing and business intelligence solutions.

For more information about the advantages Sword FircoSoft can offer your organisation, please visit http://www.sword-fircosoft.com.

* ranking by Celent since 2003

Contact for press, Caroline Chochoy, Marketing & Communication Specialist, caroline.chochoy@sword-fircosoft.com, Tel: +33-144-67-24-06

SOURCE: Sword Fircosoft

CONTACT: Contact for press, Caroline Chochoy, Marketing & CommunicationSpecialist, caroline.chochoy@sword-fircosoft.com, Tel: +33-144-67-24-06