ISO 20022:2013

ISO 20022:2013 is the globally recognized standard for electronic data interchange between financial institutions, covering payments, securities, trade services, cards, and foreign exchange transactions. With financial ecosystems worldwide shifting towards uniform messaging structures, ISO 20022 plays a crucial role in enabling secure, structured, and standardized communication across various financial systems and platforms. At Quality Asia Certification, we offer ISO 20022 Certification Services to ensure that your organization meets international interoperability and compliance requirements, especially relevant for banks, FinTech's, payment service providers, and clearing houses.

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What is ISO 20022:2013?

ISO 20022:2013 is an international messaging standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that provides a common platform for the development of financial messages. Unlike legacy messaging systems like SWIFT MT or proprietary formats, ISO 20022 uses XML-based syntax and supports rich, structured, and data-driven messaging across a wide range of financial domains. The certification process validates your system’s alignment with this global standard and ensures consistent, interoperable, and efficient data exchange across financial institutions and networks.

Why is ISO 20022:2013 important?

The financial world is undergoing rapid digital transformation, and ISO 20022 is at the heart of this change. Global initiatives like SWIFT’s migration to ISO 20022 by 2025 and mandates by regulatory authorities such as the European Central Bank and Reserve Bank of India are accelerating its adoption. Organizations that fail to adopt ISO 20022 risk non-compliance, poor interoperability, increased operational costs, and security vulnerabilities.

Choosing ISO 20022 Certification is essential for:

  1. Compliance with global and local financial regulations
  2. Ensuring readiness for cross-border and high-value payment systems
  3. Enhancing system integration, message clarity, and data analytics
  4. Building trust with global financial institutions and regulators


What are the benefits of ISO 20022:2013?

ISO 20022 delivers major operational and strategic advantages to certified organizations, including:

  1. Structured Data Format: Enables clear, machine-readable financial information.
  2. Improved Data Quality: Facilitates better reconciliation, tracking, and transparency.
  3. Interoperability: Seamlessly connects to multiple financial platforms and international systems.
  4. Extensibility: Future-proofs financial messaging through adaptable XML schema.
  5. Enhanced Security: Reduces fraud risk through structured and traceable messages.
  6. Regulatory Compliance: Aligns with mandates issued by RBI, ECB, and SWIFT.


What kind of businesses can benefit from ISO 20022:2013?

Implementing and certifying ISO 20022 can transform your financial operations by delivering:

  1. ✅ Global Standard Compliance – Stay ahead of mandatory financial messaging regulations
  2. ✅ Operational Efficiency – Streamlined messaging reduces manual work, errors, and costs
  3. ✅ Enhanced Data Insights – Rich data improves business intelligence and fraud detection
  4. ✅ Customer Trust & Confidence – Partner with top-tier financial institutions seamlessly
  5. ✅ Scalability – Supports seamless integration for future expansions and system upgrades
  6. ✅ Business Continuity – Ensures stable, compliant operations even during regulatory shifts
  7. ✅ Competitive Advantage – Early adoption positions your organization as a trusted industry leader


Top Tips on making ISO 9001 effective for you.

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Top management commitment while practicing and accomplishing the standard is the key to success.

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Keeping staff informed about the ongoing practices, a well-communicated plan would increase the motivation and zeal of working in them.

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Making sure that the various departments of the organization work as a team for the benefit of the organization and customers as well.

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Review systems, policies, processes, and procedures for a smooth working of QMS.

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Speaking to customers & suppliers while getting feedback & working on improvements.

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Training staff carrying out the internal audits with the opportunity for improvement.

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Celebrate your achievement and use the QualityAsia Assurance Mark on your literature, promotional material, and website.

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Ensure continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and updating your quality management practices.

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Promote a culture of quality by encouraging innovation, accountability, and employee involvement at every level of the organization.

Why QualityAsia?

QualityAsia always vanguard in the auditing and governing of internationally acclaimed standards practices. At QualityAsia, we focus on driving the success of our clients through creating excellence with our trained professional auditors. The content of our service provision, comply with international certification rules defined by the accreditation bodies without burning a hole in your pocket. We will take you through the journey of audits with our best kept audit practices, viz.:

Initial Certification – Stage 1 (Preparatory Phase)
  • Thorough documented information review.
  • Exchange of information with staff through online or onsite presence.
  • Identification of key performances, processes & objectives as per the standard requisites.
  • Analysis of facilities, infrastructure, systems and processes in regard with the requested certification scope with a resource allocation review.

Initial Certification – Stage 2 (On-site Audit)
  • Measurement, reporting & reviewing the performances against key performances objectives.
  • Reviewing the suitability of the system meeting the legal, regulatory & contractual requirements.
  • Operational control of processes, internal audits & management reviews while understanding the responsibilities for the policies.
  • Conclusion based on prescriptive requirements, policy, performance objectives, staff skill, operations, procedures, internal audits, etc.


    Surveillance & Certification Renewal

    Drawing out the scrutiny on various aspects of the previously done audits on effectiveness while reviewing the various processes and control of the operations in the QMS and finally going for the recertification.

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