Banking · Financial Technology and Payments
The global banking industry is transitioning from the traditional SWIFT MT standard to ISO 20022 for cross-border payments. What is the primary advantage of ISO 20022 over MT regarding compliance and automation?
- 1It reduces message size using fixed-length legacy strings, saving data transmission bandwidth costs.
- 2It introduces rich, structured XML data fields, enabling greater Straight Through Processing (STP) and detailed screening for Anti-Money Laundering (AML).✓
- 3It restricts payment routing to proprietary network channels, guaranteeing offline security.
- 4It mandates the absolute integration of decentralized ledger networks, removing correspondent banks.
Correct answer
It introduces rich, structured XML data fields, enabling greater Straight Through Processing (STP) and detailed screening for Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
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