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In the age of crypto, is FATF playing catch-up on Recommendation 16?

The Payments Association

16) has been pivotal in addressing the traceability of financial transactions, requiring the inclusion of originator and beneficiary information in wire transfers to prevent misuse for illicit purposes. Among its 40 Recommendations, Recommendation 16 (R.16) Recommendation 16: A quick recap R.16,

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Deep Dive: Making Instant Payment Schemes Universal And Interoperable

PYMNTS

It would instead have to turn to expensive wire transfers, credit cards — which can take days to settle — or account-to-account transfers, which also can take several days to process and incur fees if passed through intermediary banks. A London-based manufacturer can’t rely on the U.K.’s and Australia’s NPP.

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Collaboration Is Key For Consensus On Cross-Border Payments

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According to the Real-Time Payments Innovation Playbook , 26 percent of cross-border businesses rely on international wire transfers, while the next most common method is by paper check (20 percent). Electronic bank transfers (16 percent) and regular ACH (11 percent) are also popular.

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Visa’s Phalen: Better Collaboration Will Push B2B Payments Into The Digital Age

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Interoperability will get a boost with messaging standards such as ISO 20022. Cross-border payments were multi-faceted endeavors that involved (and of course still involve) wire transfers, a lack of transparency, and the vagaries of shifting FX rates. Thus there’ll be no need to pivot to a single set of rails.

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Chase, AFP Applaud B2B’s Shrinking Check Use

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The AFP surveyed 379 corporate treasury professionals and found that 68 percent are using wire transfers to move money across borders, for example, a finding that researchers said highlights “the challenge in making changes to payments processes even if current systems are inefficient and costly.”.

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Deep Dive: Smoothing X-Border Subscription Payment Pains

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For one, traditional money movement methods like wire transfers can be costly, and card payment acceptance requires merchants to accept processing fees. API integrations can also help businesses access domestic rails, and ISO 20022 messaging standards for payment schemes can synchronize systems and pave the way for interoperability.

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Clearing Up The Case For ISO 20022

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This “standard for standards” is designed to set the tone for a global financial industry message scheme, but unfortunately it is often misunderstood. The standard isn’t related to any one organization or segment, it was created by the International Organization for Standardization for many global transactions. .