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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) (2004): A major leap forward, establishing a robust system for large-value, real-time interbank fund transfers, enhancing systemic efficiency and reducing settlement risk. This was a step towards automated recurring payments.

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Successful Migration of the Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System to the ISO20022 Global Messaging Standard

Fintech Finance

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announces that the Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System (KEPSS) has been successfully migrated to the ISO20022 Global Messaging Standard (“ISO20022 Standard”). KEPSS, which is Kenya’s Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, is operated by CBK to process large-value and time-critical payments.

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Bank Of England Hires Accenture To Revamp Payments System With Eye On Digital Currency

PYMNTS

s central bank announced on Thursday (July 30) that it has hired IT firm Accenture to revamp and modernize what is known as the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service, which handles daily transactions worth more than $895 million between large financial institutions (FIs).

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ISO 20022 – Expanding like no tomorrow

ACI Worldwide Blog

In the domestic Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)/Wire and cross-border payment spaces, transformation to the most recent ISO 20022 (HVPS+ and CBPR+) messaging standards has been ongoing since 2022. ISO 20022 is a messaging standard used across the financial industry.

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Moving Money X-Border In The Age Of ‘Business As Unusual’

PYMNTS

The time available to fix SWIFT messages is two days; the time to fix real-time gross settlement (RTGS) payments is the daily cutoff; to fix faster payments is two hours; and instant payments a scant two minutes. Add it all up, said Kilcoyne and Brandli, and the industry spends 21 billion euros ($22.9

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Bank of Thailand Concludes Retail CBDC Pilot Programme, Reveals Key Findings

Fintech News

Thailand’s CBDC journey The BOT’s journey towards a CBDC began in 2018 with Project Inthanon, which focused on creating a decentralised Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) prototype using wholesale CBDC.

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