ISO 20022 CERTIFICATION - FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
What is ISO 20022?
ISO 20022 is an ISO standard for electronic data interchange between financial institutions. It describes a metadata repository containing descriptions of messages and business processes and a maintenance process for the repository content.
The standard covers financial information transferred between financial institutions that includes payment transactions, securities trading and settlement information, credit and debit card transactions, and other financial information.
The repository contains a huge amount of financial services metadata that has been shared and standardized across the industry. The metadata is stored in UML models with a special ISO 20022 UML Profile.
Benefits of ISO 20022 Certification
Richer, better structured and more granular data
Quality data means quality payments
Improved analytics, less manual intervention
Supporting end-to-end automation
Using modern technology
Worldwide adoption
Who can be certified ISO 20022 Certification?
Banks
Financial Institutes
NBFC
Document required for ISO 20022 Certification
- System Manual
- System Procedure
- Policy
- Objectives
- Mission & Vision
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Checklist
- Forms
- Formats
- Records
The extent of Documented Information differs as per:
- Organization’s size
- Activities performed by the organization
- Processes undertaken by the Organization
- Products and services offered by the organization
- The complexity of processes undertaken
- Competence of persons involved
Role of Shamkris and Process of ISO 20022 Certification
Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to effective system implementation in the organization. A simple and practical method of system implementation helps organizations increase business efficiency and sustainability. Shamkris supports 100% documentation to obtain an accreditation body of success in addition to enhanced performance.
The implementation process is described below:
Time Frame
Task
Process
Day 1
GAP Analysis
Certification Body
Selection
Cost Estimates
- Finding the GAP between existing system related to ISO 20022 requirements
- Selecting the appropriate certification Body
- Based on the scope of your business & certification Body you choose
Week 1
Developing Documents
- Management System Manual, Management System Procedures, Policy, Objectives, Forms etc.
- Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Week 4
Implementing Management System
- ISO 20022 Awareness training for the top management and staff
- Implementing a well-documented management system throughout the organization
Week 8
Internal Audit
MRM
CAPA
- Internal audits identifying nonconformities related to ISO 20022 requirements
- Management Review Meetings
- Corrective and Preventive Action plan for nonconformities
Week 10
Certification Body
Audit
N-C Closing
- Shamkris acts on your behalf and assists you in the third-party audit
- Closing of any nonconformities identified by the certification Body
Week 12
Certification Body
- ISO 20022 certificates issued for 1 years
- Yearly Renewal Audit
Year on Year
Yearly Compliance
- Support of Yearly documentation for audit
FAQ
ISO 20022 migration is not mandatory from a regulatory perspective, but those that do not act now risk being excluded from international payment systems.
ISO 20022 is an emerging global and open standard for payments messaging. It creates a common language and model for payments data across the globe. One that provides higher quality data than other standards which means higher quality payments for all. One that can adapt to new needs and new approaches.
It was first introduced by the International Organization for Standardization in 2004 to give the financial industry a standard platform for developing messages in one eXtensible Markup Language (xml) rule.
ISO 20022, pronounced ‘ISO twenty-oh-two-two’, is an international standard for exchanging electronic messages between financial institutions. … User communities and message developers will use the same message structure, form, and meaning to relay financial transaction information worldwide.