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Payments Interview Preparation

Payments Interview Preparation – A Quick Guide Let us assume that you have a few days to prepare for an interview where payments is one of the mandatory requirements. This is a quick guide...

SWIFT MT103

SWIFT MT – MT103 Here is a very detailed session on SWIFT MT103

Polish Banking and Payment Systems

Polish Banking and Payment Systems – By Ramachandran Seetharaman Introduction Poland as a country is in the news for the right and wrong reasons. In being right, Poland is the only country in the...

SWIFT MT101

SWIFT MT101 The start of the MT series is the MT101. If there was a course MTs 101 then they might very well start it with MT101 (Pun intended). MT101 is called a Request...

Payments Quiz – Basics 2

Payments Quiz – Basic 2 Here is a short quiz to test your payments knowledge. There are a total of 15 questions and you have 15 mins to answer the same. Please share the...

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – Part 3

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – By Pradyumna Acharya Let’s now take a quick look at the three payment schemes: BACS, CHAPS, and FPS.  BACS  Bacs is the bulk system for high volume, regular...

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – Part 2

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – By Pradyumna Acharya Can we achieve both Settlement Finality and Zero Counterparty Risk?  This is where the final piece of the jigsaw fits in. None of the...

Payments Quiz – Basics 1

Payments Quiz – Basic 1 Here is a short quiz to test your payments knowledge. There are a total of 15 questions and you have 15 mins to answer the same. Please share the...

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – Part 1

Domestic Payment Schemes in the UK – By Pradyumna Acharya  Every day in the UK, millions of pounds are moved between bank accounts. This complex ecosystem is dominated by three main domestic payment systems...

SWIFT MT – Serial and Cover Method

SWIFT MT – Serial and Cover Method This is one of the most important articles from SWIFT payments’ perspective and it is critical that you fully understand the concepts laid out here. Payments are...