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From Paper to Digital: The Evolving E-Invoicing Mandate

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However, the industry is moving toward best practices and standardized data formats such as ISO-20022 to ease cross-border invoicing. The Importance and Impact of ISO-20022 ISO 20022 is an international standard for financial messaging developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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Time For B2B Payments To Get Standardized, Says Nordea

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A new report from financial services company Nordea says corporates are waiting for their banks and other FinServ providers to standardize payment processes. The majority of companies surveyed by Nordea for its Future of Payments report said they are working with at least five banks for their payments and collection needs.

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

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Financial institutions are facing increased pressure to make cross-border payments fast and seamless as consumers grow used to instant P2P payments and such products in other sectors. Recent American Express research found that greater transparency is one of the top priorities for firms that regularly make international payments.

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Smarter Payments Tracker Eyes Interoperability

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Payments messaging firm SWIFT has taken recent steps to promote interoperability of its payments network, recently announcing that it would allow blockchain platforms to loop into SWIFT’s global payments innovations (GPI) service to facilitate real-time transactions. Across the pond, meanwhile, the U.S.’s

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Chase, AFP Applaud B2B’s Shrinking Check Use

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The paper check continues to be a prominent — and, in many cases, dominant — payment method in B2B transactions. PYMNTS research released last October in the “ Bringing Corporate Payments Out of the Dark Ages ” webinar revealed 64 percent of B2B payments are made with checks, despite consumer payments’ acceleration toward electronic tools.

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Canadian Firms Spending $5 Billion On Payments Processing

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6), highlighting both the cost of payments processing and the inefficiencies involved in the process due to a lack of transparency and data in payment messaging, especially for small businesses (SMBs). These points of friction lead companies to miss out on more than $5 billion in savings, researchers said.

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SWIFT Reveals Success, Future Challenges Of Blockchain PoC

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In an announcement on Thursday (March 8), SWIFT said its DLT (distributed ledger technology) PoC for Nostro reconciliation went “extremely well,” according to SWIFT Head of Research and Development Damien Vanderveken in a statement.

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