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BIS CPMI goes on further promoting ISO 20022 harmonisation

Thursday 9 January 2025 08:45 CET | News

The BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) has announced that it has moved forward with progressing the adoption of its harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements.  

Through this move, the BIS CPMI intends to support the implementation of its harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for processing cross-border payments more effectively.

BIS CPMI goes on further promoting ISO 20022 harmonisation

BIS CPMI’s steps for ISO 20022 harmonisation adoption

The actions are set to offer clarity to the industry when it comes to the medium-term governance and maintenance of the harmonised data requirements during the worldwide transition period to the ISO 20022 messaging standard. ISO 20022 provides a common language for financial information that is currently widely being adopted across the world.

Moreover, the steps taken by the BIS CPMI intend to deliver momentum to industry-supported efforts to advance ISO 20022 market practice guidelines for cross-border instant transactions. Initially, the BIS CPMI plans to maintain the harmonised data requirements during the G20 cross-border payments programme until the end of 2027. Afterwards, to further assist with maintenance and push global adoption of the harmonised data requirements, the committee intends to develop a joint panel with members from the ISO 20022 global market practice groups. In addition, the CPMI aims to assemble the panel at the beginning of 2025 and then conduct semi-annual meetings according to the ISO 20022 standard maintenance procedures.

At the same time, the committee supports the industry in creating global ISO 20022 market practice guidelines for instant payments considering the harmonised data requirements. Through this, the CPMI focuses on optimising and making cross-border payments more efficient and secure. Also, the committee is set to continue to collaborate with payment system operators and payment service providers to further assist them in implementing the harmonised data requirements by the end of 2027. This is achieved with the support provided by the CPMI central bank community of practice on payment systems and the CPMI industry taskforce on cross-border payments interoperability and extension.

CPMI’s mission

As an international standard setter, the CPMI encourages, monitors, and makes recommendations about the safety and efficiency of payments, clearings, settlements, and related arrangements, thus assisting financial stability and the economy. The committee also operates as a forum for central bank cooperation in related oversight, policy, and operational matters, including the offering of central bank solutions. Additionally, the CPMI is conducting a cross-border initiative, supported by the G20 leaders, aiming to scale access, speed, and transparency for cross-border payments, and to minimise the cost of these transactions.

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Keywords: cross-border payments, ISO 20022, instant payments, online payments, digital payments
Categories: Payments & Commerce
Companies: BIS
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