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ISO20022: The big shift to structured addresses

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Banks need to adopt either a fully structured or hybrid address format to become compliant. Neglecting this may lead to payment failures, processing delays, higher costs, false compliance hits, and increased scrutiny from regulators and correspondent banks. The benefits are far-reaching.

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Stablecoins to streamline Cross Border Payments

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60% of corporate banks agree that cross-border real-time payments infrastructure brings a revenue opportunity. Global non-cash commercial payments will grow at a CAGR of 11.3% between 2022 and 2027 Asia Pacific region leading the growth at 14.6% 42% Global cross-border e-commerce is to reach USD 3.4

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Stablecoin – Cross Border Payment Driver?!

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EU mandated RTP recognises this, although implementation remains incomplete with a third of the banks yet to offer the service. 19 th Century Limitations UK’s 19 th Century correspondent banking international payments practise involves four banks. To cover modern payments needs this has not helped.

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Deep Dive: Wise – Building a World of Money Without Borders

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Historically, this market was dominated by big banks and legacy remittance providers relying on an antiquated correspondent banking network. Banks and incumbents like Western Union layered on fees and hidden exchange rate markups – profiting from customers’ lack of transparency.

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Unlocking the Future of Global Payments: A Deep Dive into China’s CIPS

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Modernizing Cross-Border Settlement Before CIPS, RMB cross-border payments relied on clearing banks, correspondent banking, and Non-Resident Account (NRA) models—often resulting in delays and inefficiencies. At the end of each cycle, accounts are reconciled and cleared, ensuring transparency and operational integrity.

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Gambling prepares Resilient and Secure Cloud Technology for Banks

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Banks went international with Telex, wire transfers and Correspondent Banking (four banks involved making international transactions). The gambling industry’s experience with fraud detection and real-time risk assessment again becomes is valuable and available within cloud technology. Its a timing issue.

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Key considerations for the adoption of digital currencies

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By removing the need for correspondent banks and facilitating direct transfers, digital currencies can improve transfer times and enhance the efficiency of cross-border payments. A typical use case is the clearing and settlement of international payments. Trade finance is another area.