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Re-Examining The Role Of Correspondent Banking

PYMNTS

Fewer correspondent banks to move that money. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3 percent in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22 percent from 2011 to 2019.

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Report: Helping Banks Speed Payments Cross Border And Make A Clean Correspondent Bank Break

PYMNTS

These difficulties are due to a process called correspondent banking, in which transactions must also be funneled through multiple financial institutions (FIs) before they reach their final destinations. How New Payments Networks Improve On Correspondent Banking. About The Tracker.

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Bridging the gap: Reinventing global correspondence in emerging markets amidst the decline of traditional banking relationships

The Payments Association

Exploring innovative solutions to address the challenges and opportunities in global financial connectivity as traditional correspondent banking relationships diminish. Read more

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How to avoid potential risks when working with correspondent accounts

Finextra

The utilization of correspondent accounts has become increasingly prevalent in the financial service.

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Checking the reliability of correspondent bank accounts - 5 steps

Finextra

Correspondent banking relationships are vital for facilitating international transactions.

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Deutsche Bank goes live on new correspondent banking system, dbx

Finextra

Deutsche Bank’s Institutional Cash and Trade announces the launch of dbX, paving the way for its next generation, fully integrated correspondent banking ecosystem.

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Sibos: Swift’s panel calls on regulators to define minimum level of fraud data sharing

Finextra

Regulators must define a “minimum set of data” to be shared between banks that would still “serve the purpose” of fraud detection and prevention, said Michele Gentile, head of group correspondent banking, APAC, UniCredit, at Sibos today.