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Smarter Payments Tracker Eyes Interoperability

PYMNTS

In the latest Smarter Payments Tracker , PYMNTS takes a deep dive into the challenge of interoperability in achieving better cross-border payments services and experiences. Adoption of ISO 20022 will continue the transformation of correspondent banking already ongoing,” SWIFT said in its Wednesday (July 31) announcement.

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SWIFT Readies ISO 20022 For X-Border Payments

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Payments messaging firm SWIFT has released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border transactions. “International payments often contain unstructured and ambiguous transaction data, causing unnecessary delays and failed processing.

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Addressing the Silent Crisis of Failed Payments

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Whether you’re a small company or a large bank, the challenge remains: ensuring that every payment instruction contains the correct data in the right format.” ” For FIs, the consequences are equally daunting, as they face expenses associated with the correspondent banking network.

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SWIFT: The Road To ISO 20022 Adoption

PYMNTS

Financial institutions have relied on their own IT systems, operations teams, the SWIFT messaging service and domestic payment schemes to acquire, construct, screen, relay and report customer payments. These infrastructures and processes form the backbone of the global correspondent banking model.

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Global Cross-Border Payments Expected To Grow, But Challenges Remain

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The latest Smarter Payments Tracker looks at the infrastructure developments that are making cross-border payment systems faster, more seamless and interoperable. More than 110 banks from Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Americas are part of the SWIFT gpi, which has been in a pilot stage. and Australia’s NPP.

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Collaboration Is Key For Consensus On Cross-Border Payments

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In June, the Chinese digital payment player Alipay and a handful of European mobile wallets announced a partnership to promote QR code payment interoperability. How Cross-Border Payments Are Made. Other initiatives are being spearheaded across regions.