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RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

This is more than 'coding to the spec'; different and new software is required by originating institutions, correspondent banks, intermediate banks, and even regulators or central banks to realise the advantages."

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Nexus Empowers APAC Financial Institutions to Achieve G20 Cross-Border Payment Targets

Fintech News

Ricky Lim : Project Nexus was created to interlink domestic Instant Payment Systems (IPS) through a multilateral and standardised model. The challenge today is that many countries operate their own IPS, but cross-border payments still rely on slow and expensive correspondent banking arrangements.

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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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SWIFT Lets Treasurers Track Global Transactions In Real-Time

PYMNTS

With lack of visibility into the correspondent banking system a top challenge for B2B payments, SWIFT is rolling out a way for payers to track their cross-border payments in real time. The company announced Tuesday (May 23) that its Tracker is now available to help businesses track global payments as they occur.

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

PYMNTS

Recent American Express research found that greater transparency is one of the top priorities for firms that regularly make international payments. As the global economy becomes increasingly interconnected, smaller businesses and consumers will also need access to systems that enable easy cross-border payments. innovations.

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BBVA Completes International Transactions In Seconds Using Blockchain

PYMNTS

BBVA plans to offer Ripple’s service to a small group of clients in the coming weeks as a tryout, giving corporate customers a quicker and cheaper way to pay overseas suppliers and execute other international transactions, said Alicia Pertusa, head of the lender’s Digital Transformation in the Investment Banking unit.

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How Will the Cross-Border Payments Space Evolve in 2024? With Swift, OpenPayd, Chargebee and More

The Fintech Times

Practical improvements await Rachel Levi, global head of innovation engineering, SWIFT Rachel Levi , global head of innovation engineering, Swift , the cross-border payments provider, notes how the company and ecosystem are working to make practical improvements to international payment speed.