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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. Adoption of ISO20022 will continue the transformation of correspondent banking already ongoing,” SWIFT said in its Wednesday (July 31) announcement.
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Facilitating connectivity to SIC Instant Payments, and any critical payments infrastructure of this kind, reflects our commitment to supporting banks on their broader payment modernisation journey – helping them to work in a more agile way and deliver value-added services to customers.” .
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Interoperability: Designed to work alongside existing payment systems. The Federal Reserve developed FedNow , which was designed to facilitate real-time payments across the US. Technological Standards : The EU’s adoption of standardized messaging formats like ISO20022 for SCT Inst set a technological precedent.
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Now it’s many more, and we’ve got to be able to facilitate trade for them.”. The end is as good a place as any to start getting a sense of the big themes taking shape, and how we can get there. That’s where the market’s going.
This shift underlines the global race to upgrade core systems, particularly with looming deadlines for regulatory mandates like ISO20022. APACs focus on cross-border interoperability, in addition to domestic improvements, highlights the regions commitment to maximising the benefits of real-time payments. the previous year.
Immediate focus areas include fraud prevention, ISO20022 readiness, and stablecoin regulationbut longer-term success depends on active engagement with consultations, operational resilience, and global alignment. ISO20022 also unlocks improvements in fraud detection, regulatory reporting, and data analytics.
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