Banks switch to upgraded system for large payments

Banks will then go live with an ISO 20022-compliant system on September 30.

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Banks and microfinance banks have started testing the upgraded system for messaging high-value financial transactions to increase speed of transfers while heightening the screening for fraud.

The lenders on Monday started piloting the upgraded system which incorporates ISO 20022 Standard —a global standard for exchanging electronic messages between financial institutions using uniform messaging and coding to give better insight into the purpose of every financial transaction.  

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