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Championing Swift Connectivity for Private Banks and Asset Managers in APAC

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In the dynamic financial landscape of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, private banks, asset managers, fund managers, and other capital market participants are increasingly recognising the pivotal role of Swift connectivity. As the industry evolves, adopting robust standards like ISO 20022 becomes crucial for driving these benefits.

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SWIFT: The Road To ISO 20022 Adoption

PYMNTS

PYMNTS recently spoke with Saqib Sheikh, global head of SWIFT’s ISO 20022 program, to learn more about SWIFT’s commitment to assist the financial community in the transition to the new standard in cross-border payments: ISO 20022. Richer Data With A Little Help From Our Friends .

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SWIFT Readies ISO 20022 For X-Border Payments

PYMNTS

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. “Adoption of ISO 20022 will continue the transformation of correspondent banking already ongoing,” SWIFT said in its announcement.

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The Challenges And Benefits Of ISO 20022 Migration

PYMNTS

The ISO 20022 messaging standard has been seen as a potential way of achieving the latter, and has been drawing increasing global attention. Deep Data For Swift, Secure Payments . ISO 20022 introduced a range of data fields that allow transactional details to be remitted along with payments. Hurdles And Supports

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AFFIN BANK Partners With ACI Worldwide to Modernise Payments for Malaysian Businesses

Fintech Finance

It will enable interoperability among PayNet, RENTAS, and SWIFT using ISO 20022 standards. As the industry adopts ISO 20022 globally, this modernisation solution meets regulatory mandates, improves system resilience, and integrates future payment services.

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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. In its announcement , SWIFT noted that this standardization will be especially impactful for high-value corporate payments within the correspondent banking sphere.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Explores the Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World

Fintech Finance

The Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World also highlights the challenges faced by fintech companies, providing insights into regulatory compliance, security, foreign exchange rate risks, lack of transparency, high costs, interoperability, data privacy, competition with financial institutions, and liquidity management.