ANZ's managing director, transaction banking, told CT that the digital transition for corporate payments is continuing apace, as cheques and batch payments are increasingly phased out.
Global payments system says its cross border payments are reaching banks within an hour but wholesale payments and interoperability between markets will remain a key focus.
A global survey by Swift into the low value cross-border payment market has highlighted the importance of security and the adverse impact of hidden fees.
The payments player has proven interoperability between legacy and emerging infrastructure to enable cross-border use of CBDCs, but questions around financial intermediation and credit provision remain.
Experts at Swift’s Sibos conference last week bemoaned a lack of interoperability between digital trade platforms and offered suggestions on how the issue could be addressed.
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