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ISO 20022

Faster payments, better insight

Standardization and rich data for payments and beyond

ISO 20022 is a global standard for financial institutions that exchange wire payment messages through Fedwire and SWIFT cross-border payment networks. It improves the quality and consistency of payment information, helping to increase processing efficiency, speed and reporting capabilities.

Key benefits of ISO 20022

ISO 20022 provides companies with access to more consistent, detailed transaction information, helping to improve payment processing and reporting.

Faster payments

  • Help improve cash flow and vendor relationships with straight-through processing
  • Gain more accurate visibility into liquidity for managing growth
  • Rapidly identify sanctioned transactions to improve compliance

Data-rich insights

  • Leverage enhanced data to automate compliance reporting, know-your-customer protocols and fraud detection
  • Capture insights to better understand your customers and help improve CRM, segment marketing and more
  • Improve decisions for spend management and forecasting

Additional resources

Digital Banking Domestic Wire Recipient Update Guide

This guide will help you update a domestic wire recipient to make sure all required address information has been entered in the system and that the recipient is available for wire initiation.

Digital Banking Domestic Wire Cancelling Wires & Recipient Update Guide

If you have a recurring or future-dated scheduled wire that contains a recipient and requires an update, the wire or recurring wire series must be deleted and reestablished after the recipient has been updated. This guide will walk you through the process.

Learn more about payment workflows and ISO 20022 language

ISO 20022 FAQ
People often ask us

ISO 20022 is a global standard for financial messaging. It delivers more consistent and complete information for all types of financial transactions, enabling greater speed, efficiency and data-rich reporting.

Many payment methods around the world are using ISO 20022. Payment types include domestic wires via Fedwire, cross-border and same-currency payments, and real-time payments through systems like FedNow, CHIPS, SEPA and CHAPS.

ISO 20022 helps standardize the message format for all financial transactions and includes more complete data. Payments process faster, data-rich insights help improve business decisions and you can leverage more automation for increased efficiency and accuracy.

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