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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. ” SWIFT pointed to the potential benefits of the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard for corporate payments in particular.

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SWIFT Reveals New API Standard For Pre-Authorization Of Funds

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A new API standard for the pre-authorization of funds is being rolled out by SWIFT, clearing a path for a revolution in financial services enabled by open banking, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. API standards accelerate the introduction of new services.

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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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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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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. Despite ISO 20022’s potential, there are barriers to it becoming the universal standard.