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Successful Migration of the Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System to the ISO20022 Global Messaging Standard

Fintech Finance

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announces that the Kenya Electronic Payment and Settlement System (KEPSS) has been successfully migrated to the ISO20022 Global Messaging Standard (“ISO20022 Standard”). It is the backbone of Kenya’s domestic and regional payment transactions.

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Technology necessitates change in the ISO 20022 messaging standard

Payments Source

As technology advances for business-to-business or cross-border transactions, the accompanying messaging standard must evolve at the same rapid pace.

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BIS Sets Out Roadmap for ISO 20022 Implementation in Cross-Border Payments

Fintech News

These measures provide a clear path for the governance, management, and maintenance of these requirements as the world transitions to the ISO 20022 messaging standard. BIS aims to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments. They also provide impetus to industry-led efforts to create guidelines for faster cross-border payments.

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BIS CPMI Takes Further Steps to Promote ISO 20022 Harmonisation for Enhanced Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

The announcement should provide clarity to industry regarding the medium-term governance and maintenance of the harmonised data requirements during the period of global transition to the ISO 20022 messaging standard.

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RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

Wider interoperability ISO 20022 interoperability RT2 implements ISO 20022 as its native messaging standard, unlocking enhanced interoperability and richer data capabilities across both domestic and international payment flows. Early adopters will secure a lasting competitive advantage in this evolving landscape.

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BofA Clients Embrace New $10 Million Limit in U.S. Real-Time Payments

Fintech Finance

RTP uses ISO 20022, the international standard for financial messaging. This robust message standard offers multiple options for the originator to incorporate detailed remittance information with the payment. The recipient receives a payment within seconds.

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Swift, Lloyds deliver real-time cross-border payments in U.K. through GPI Instant

Payments Source

After tests with several banks that established Swift's ability to connect its Global Payments Initiative faster payments rail to domestic networks, the financial and messaging standards organization is activating the service in the U.K.