New milestones for ECB T2-T2S consolidation project and the European instant payments initiative
In July 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that the project timeline to consolidate TARGET2 (T2) and TARGET2-Securities (T2S) would be extended by one year following discussions with the European financial community.
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Financial crime poses significant challenges for securities market participants
Securities industry leaders collaborate to help ease financial crime compliance concerns for cross-border securities accounts
Payments digitisation powers ahead
The trend towards digitisation in the payments world was supercharged in the past year as the pandemic saw customers reach for digital solutions in far greater numbers than ever before. For financial institutions in Africa, it is vital to stay on top of this demand.
Standards: the key to making APIs the new normal in banking
What is the value of open APIs to the financial services industry? What are their advantages, and how can they be exploited most effectively?
Continuing the ISO 20022 story in Indonesia
The first Standards Forum Indonesia gathers more than 160 participants.
Real-time payments closer to a reality in Australia
The New Payments Platform is a landmark payments industry initiative in Australia. It heralds a new dawn for fast, flexible and data-rich domestic payments.
Capturing today's technology opportunities
With customers demanding instant and frictionless financial interactions, the emphasis is on the banking world to utilise cutting edge technologies to enhance their services.
Addressing sanctions friction in an instant payments world
Financial crime compliance is an increasingly complex and expensive process, and the reputational and cost consequences of falling short are significant.
It’s especially challenging as transactions move internationally, because financial institutions must navigate different regulations and requirements across jurisdictions. This makes compliance an area of potential friction that can prevent payments reaching their destination quickly – even as consumers increasingly expect cross-border…