{"id":16368,"date":"2021-08-23T20:47:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/?p=16368"},"modified":"2021-08-23T21:03:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:33:36","slug":"elements-iso-20022-migration-assurance-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/elements-iso-20022-migration-assurance-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of ISO 20022 Migration Assurance Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISO 20022 is a new global and open payment messaging standard.\u00a0It\u00a0provides\u00a0a global standard for payment data by establishing a uniform language and paradigm.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The ISO 20022\u00a0standard\u00a0generates higher-quality data than other standards, resulting in higher-quality payouts for everyone.\u00a0It is a single standardization approach developed and maintained by ISO\/TC 68.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This standard\u00a0is adaptable to changing demands and techniques\u00a0and\u00a0isn’t dominated by a single interest group. Anyone in the industry can use it, and it can be implemented on any network.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to\u00a0<\/span>SWIFT<\/span><\/i><\/b>, \u201c<\/span>ISO 20022 is becoming a more generally adopted global payment messaging standard. It is already in use by payment systems in over 70 countries, and in the coming years, it will become the de facto standard for high-value payment systems for all reserve currencies, covering 80% of worldwide volumes and 87 percent of trading volumes.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ISO 20022 sees vast potential\u00a0as it is being adopted by market infrastructures in more than 70 countries for payments and securities business.\u00a0In the next 5 years,\u00a0there\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a079% of the volume and 87% of the value of transactions worldwide,\u00a0with\u00a042.5 million messages per day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The cost savings per annum from the introduction of ISO 20022 in SEPA transactions\u00a0is estimated to be around\u00a0\u20ac21.9bn.\u00a0Global institutions are upgrading their existing payment systems to natively accept, process and send ISO 20022 format messages.\u00a0The investment funds industry has adopted ISO 20022 for fund distribution and other processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All financial institutions processing SWIFT MT Category 1, 2 and 9 series messages\u00a0are\u00a0mandated to fully comply with CBPR+ guidelines by\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a02025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The synergies between ISO 20022 XML based format and PSD2\/Open Banking data requirements\u00a0and the need for financial institutions worldwide to improve operational efficiency and reassess existing business models\u00a0open new opportunities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Given the vast potential the ISO 20022 standard carries, it becomes more ethical to migrate\u00a0and offers a host of benefits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to start migrating to ISO 20022. The tipping point for the standard is soon approaching.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As published on\u00a0<\/span>SWIFT<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u2019s website, \u201c<\/span>ISO 20022 greatly enhances the quality of data throughout the payments ecosystem by establishing a uniform language and model for payments data. New customer experiences will be enabled by richer, structured, and meaningful data, while compliance and efficiency will be improved. ISO 20022 is adaptable enough to suit today’s and tomorrow’s needs<\/span><\/i><\/b>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Every organization’s migration strategy will be unique, but the end goal will be the same: to establish a strong case for the new standard’s benefits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some of the benefits of the ISO 20022 Migration:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Adoption of the ISO 20022 standard will almost certainly result in payments industry improvements and efficiencies.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While there are many benefits\u00a0to\u00a0ISO 20022,\u00a0banks and\u00a0fintechs\u00a0face challenges during migration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Banks are now facing strict ISO 20022 compliance requirements. Any migration strategy must strike a balance between fulfilling these deadlines and preparing for the future.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This is easier said than done due to the intricacy of ISO 20022 and the interdependencies of implementing a new industry standard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some of the key migration challenges that need to\u00a0be\u00a0overcome\u00a0are as follows.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The ecosystem impact of\u00a0the ISO 20022 migration includes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Payment Engine<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Decommissioning\/amalgamating multiple engines that are currently aligned\u00a0with\u00a0the existing payment schemes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Existing Databases<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Banks will need to update their\u00a0existing databases\u00a0or upgrade to a completely new database to support the rich data format. Additional storage costs\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0byproduct\u00a0of this migration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Reporting and Analytics Engine<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Complexities in reporting and\u00a0the\u00a0need for real-time payment\u00a0analytics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Payment monitoring systems<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Need for enhanced payment monitoring systems\/screening to take advantage of the new format.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Back-end and front-end systems<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Anti-money laundering, sanction screening, accounting, billing, reconciliation, reporting systems, information retaining and archiving.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While ISO 20022 has a potential impact on banking and fintech companies, it is imperative to understand\u00a0why they should be compliant with ISO 20022.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SWIFT’s payment migration to ISO 20022 has been heralded as a pivotal point for the financial services industry.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In conjunction with expanding immediate payment systems, the new standard offers not just improved interoperability between diverse settlement networks, but also easier worldwide communication, simpler straight-through processing (STP), and more efficient compliance processes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The new standards’ potential impact is so great that banks and financial institutions can’t afford to think of them as just another IT project or a crate exercise forced upon them by industry movements like SWIFT and payments market infrastructures (PMIs).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ISO 20022 gives banks the chance to rethink how they do business and prepare for a digital future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Because of the opportunities provided by ISO 20022, a bank can implement\u00a0a number of\u00a0solid and future-proof methods.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The capacity to offer new data components and communicate richer information improves payment chain transparency, makes compliance with evolving regulations such as CBPR+ and SWIFT HVPS+ easier.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Improved customer service, higher use of digital straight-through processing (STP), lower operational costs, increased innovation, and a boost to the entire payments value chain are all benefits of improving payments data.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whether\u00a0banks\u00a0and financial organizations see the opportunity or not, significant changes are on the horizon for them.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are several operational, infrastructure, and technological considerations, and meeting them will be critical to success, not just in the ISO 20022 transition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While ISO 20022 has a potential impact on banking and fintech companies, it is imperative to understand the elements of migration services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The ISO 20022 Migration Assurance service assists businesses\u00a0in ensuring quality throughout the entire migration lifecycle.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0key factors needed for a successful ISO\u00a020022 migration assurance service include\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The elements of ISO 20022 migration services are broadly classified into 5 categories \u2013 Impact Assessment, Message Development, Message Mapping and Transformation, Business Process Verification, and Integration Testing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1. Impact Assessment<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. Message Development<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe potential and the need to migrate to ISO 20022\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Benefits of ISO 20022\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Typical\u00a0challenges and ecosystem impact faced by Banks\/FIs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Why\u00a0should\u00a0banks and\u00a0fin-techs\u00a0be compliant with ISO 20022\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Broad Elements of Migration Assurance Services\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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