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Report: Helping Banks Speed Payments Cross Border And Make A Clean Correspondent Bank Break

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These difficulties are due to a process called correspondent banking, in which transactions must also be funneled through multiple financial institutions (FIs) before they reach their final destinations. Developments From Around The World of Payments Modernization. How New Payments Networks Improve On Correspondent Banking.

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

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Cross-border payments still too reliant on correspondent banks

Payments Source

The fact remains that the vast majority of international payments are still done via banks and through the correspondent (SWIFT) network, writes Rosie Faulkner, vice president and money laundering reporting officer at Earthport.

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Greater Flexibility: BVNK Wallet Offers Stablecoin, Crypto and Fiat Payments All in One Place

The Fintech Times

The launch of the new BVNK wallet will create a solution to this friction by providing users with direct access to blockchains and local and international payment schemes, all within a single solution. BVNK will hold on to or exchange balances and deal with third-party payments through its multi-rail access, all in a single product.

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Wise Platform Boosts Global Payments with Enhanced Infrastructure for Faster, Cheaper Cross-Border Solutions

Fintech Finance

As a result, Wise Platform is helping more partners offer faster, cheaper, secure, and convenient international payments directly from their own platforms. Since launch, banks and financial institutions in 11 countries have adopted Wise Platform’s Correspondent Services, seamlessly integrating the solution with minimal configuration.

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SWIFT gpi Used For More Than Half Of Cross-Border Traffic

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SWIFT said Tuesday (December 18) that its SWIFT gpi payment service is being used for more than half of SWIFT’s cross-border traffic. According to SWIFT, the SWIFT gpi service has improved the customer experience in cross-border payments by boosting speed, transparency and the traceability of payments.

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TransferWise On The Faster Future Of Cross-Border Payments

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The traditional correspondent banking network is one major speedbump that stops financial institutions (FIs) from providing speedy, inexpensive, cross-currency and cross-border transfers, Lembo explained, but financial services providers can adopt new technology and approaches to safely streamline these transactions.