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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. ISO 20022 will modernize international and domestic payment rails, enabling right and new payment services.”

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SWIFT Reveals New API Standard For Pre-Authorization Of Funds

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The new pre-authorization standard is now available for developers of APIs to adopt and use. In July, SWIFT released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border transactions.

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

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Many are choosing to implement ISO 20022 as a common messaging standard to achieve greater interoperability between payment systems, with the system seeing more than 80 implementations in over 40 markets, including with TCH’s RTP system in the U.S. That resistance doesn’t reflect the needs of smaller, regional banks.

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Collaboration Is Key For Consensus On Cross-Border Payments

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In July, SWIFT released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border transactions. Last week, SWIFT launched a new API standard for the pre-authorization of funds.

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Smarter Payments Tracker Eyes Interoperability

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Payments messaging firm SWIFT has taken recent steps to promote interoperability of its payments network, recently announcing that it would allow blockchain platforms to loop into SWIFT’s global payments innovations (GPI) service to facilitate real-time transactions.

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Why Payments Are Only A Piece Of SMBs’ Global Finance Puzzle

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Indeed, making payments across borders remains one of the biggest pain points for small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as one of the biggest opportunities for FinTechs and other FinServ providers, thanks to the continued lack of transparency and speed in traditional global payment methods that rely on the correspondent banking system.

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Payment Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

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The Rise of Cross-Border Payments In a world where instant, cost-effective payments have become the norm, dissatisfaction with the traditional correspondent banking model, known for its complexity and expenses, has fueled the rise of non-bank providers.