BIS invites comments on ISO 20022 harmonisation proposals

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News Date: March 2, 2023

With most of the world's payment systems adopting the ISO 20022 messaging standard by 2025, the coming years will be crucial for converging on its harmonized use to fully leverage its full potential to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and more transparent.
The Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has worked with financial industry representatives to facilitate a harmonized adoption and use of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments.
The CPMI invites comments on this consultative report.
Source: bis.org

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "I love the United States, and I love the United States Constitution."
Sources:twitter.com/WhiteHouse, www.whitehouse.gov

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Source:www.sba.gov

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Sources:www.quantum.gov

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Source: reuters.com