Managing MT and MX releases
We continually work to keep our existing standards up to date, in order to bring standards in line with business changes and correct technical issues. From time to time, we also publish newly developed standards. These changes can affect your business, from business flows to back office applications.
Schedule for Standards MT Release 2024
This timeline gives a full development and implementation schedule for the FIN standards for 2024.
17 November 2023 |
High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2024 Summary of approved change requests received for SR 2024
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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15 December 2023 |
Standards MT Release Guide 2024 (public)
Find advance information for Standards MT Release 2024 in MyStandards |
23 February 2024 |
Updates to Standards MT Release Guide 2024 (public)
These updates are also implemented in MyStandards.
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3 May 2024 |
Vendor Test System |
19 July 2024 |
Standards User Handbook for Standards MT Release 2024 published online (public). Standards MT Release 2024 - UHB Summary of Changes
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20 July 2024 |
Test & Training System |
16 November 2024 |
Standards Release 2024 Live |
Schedule for Standards MT Release 2025
This timeline gives a full development and implementation schedule for the FIN standards for 2025.
19 July 2024 |
High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2025 Summary of change requests received for SR 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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22 November 2024 |
Updated High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2025 Summary of approved change requests received for SR 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
13 December 2024 |
Standards MT Release Guide 2025 (public) Contingency Processing for Category 1 and 2 Payment Instruction Messages (login required)
Find advance information for Standards MT Release 2025 in MyStandards |
21 February 2025 |
Updates to Standards MT Release Guide 2025 (public)
These updates are also implemented in MyStandards. |
2 May 2025 |
Vendor Test System |
18 July 2025 |
Standards User Handbook for Standards MT Release 2025 published online. Standards MT Release 2025 - UHB Summary of Changes |
19 July 2025 |
Test & Training System |
22 November 2025 |
Standards Release 2025 Live |
Schedule for FINplus & Funds Standards Release 2024
This timeline gives standards information linked to Funds and FINplus, the Swift core, store-and-forward, message-processing services. It will provide financial institutions with the necessary environment to exchange the richer ISO 20022 format messages as MX message on SwiftNet. This includes currently a selection of ISO 20022 base message definitions for Funds, FINplus for Securities, CBPR+ usage guidelines, etc. with message details available in MyStandards.
17 November 2023 |
High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2024
High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2024
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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15 December 2023 |
The CBPR+ Release November 2024 Usage guidelines The CBPR+ UHB SR2024 first edition provides more information on the usage of these messages The CBPR+ Advance Release November 2025 Usage guidelines FINplus Standards Advance Information Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus. |
March 2024 |
FINplus standards information publication ISO 20022/usage guidelines Message schemas and Message Definition Reports Schemas and full documentation of new versions or new messages to be implemented in November 2024 in FINplus |
31 March 2024 |
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April 2024 |
Information on Funds Service message validation update and Standards Release 2024 (UPDATED) Summary of the changes to the Funds Service that are linked to the 2024 Standards Release and the changes to the central Message Validation rules (referred to as MVal). |
19 April 2024 |
Funds Vendor Test System |
27-28 April 2024 |
Funds Pilot System |
3 May 2024 |
FINplus Vendor Test System |
20 July 2024 |
FINplus Pilot System |
16 November 2024 |
Standards MX Release 2024 Live |
Schedule for FINplus & Funds Standards Release 2025
This timeline gives standards information linked to Funds and FINplus, the Swift core, store-and-forward, message-processing services. It will provide financial institutions with the necessary environment to exchange the richer ISO 20022 format messages as MX message on SwiftNet. This includes currently a selection of ISO 20022 base message definitions for Funds, FINplus for Securities, CBPR+ usage guidelines, etc. with message details available in MyStandards.
19 July 2024 |
High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2025
High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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22 November 2024 |
Updated High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2025 Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus.
Updated High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2025 Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on Funds or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in Funds.
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
13 December 2024 |
The CBPR+ Release November 2025 Usage guidelines The CBPR+ UHB SR2025 first edition provides more information on the usage of these messages FINplus Standards Advance Information Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus. |
March 2025 |
FINplus standards information publication ISO 20022/usage guidelines Message schemas and Message Definition Reports Schemas and full documentation of new versions or new messages to be implemented in November 2025 in FINplus The CBPR+ UHB SR2025 final edition |
2 May 2025 |
Vendor Test System |
19 July 2025 |
Pilot system |
22 November 2025 |
Standards MX Release 2025 Live |
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