ISO 20022 Payments for Corporate Treasury

Name: ISO 20022 Payments for Corporate Treasury
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A practical explanation of ISO 20022 payments and what it means for corporate treasury teams

Created byBisi Tishe

Last updated 3/2026

English

What you'll learn

Understand what ISO 20022 is and why banks are moving to this messaging standard
Identify differences between SWIFT MT messages and ISO 20022 XML messages
See how structured payment data affects treasury systems and payment processing
Understand the operational impact of ISO 20022 on corporate treasury teams
Learn what treasury teams should check and prepare during an ISO 20022 migration

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 1h 44m total length

Introduction to ISO 20022 for Corporate Treasury52:23
This course explains ISO 20022 from a corporate treasury perspective, covering payments, structured data and operational impacts on treasury systems and bank connectivity.
The course is created by Lumin Treasury, specialising in treasury systems, payments and banking connectivity.
What is ISO 20022 - Intro & Context5:54
Old vs New Payments5:57
Structured Payment Data5:06
Treasury System Impact5:36
Testing & Validation5:59
Governance & Migration5:51
Operational Examples5:39
Controls & Risk5:24
Key Takeaways5:41
Course Resources0:35
End of Module Summary0:35
If you’re working with treasury management systems in live treasury environments, you’ll know that implementation doesn’t end at go-live.
I’ve created a deeper course focused on what happens after implementation, how systems behave in real operations, where risks start to build, and why confidence in outputs can break down.
It’s based on real implementation and BAU experience, not just how the treasury system was designed to work. expectations.
If that’s relevant to your work, you’ll likely find it useful.

Requirements

No prior knowledge of ISO 20022 is required.
A basic understanding of treasury, finance or banking payments will be helpful

Description

ISO 20022 is changing how payment information is structured and exchanged between companies and banks.

For treasury teams, this affects payment files, bank connectivity, reconciliation processes and the overall quality of payment data. Many banks are already migrating to ISO 20022 messaging, and treasury teams need to understand what this means for their systems and daily operations.

This course explains ISO 20022 in simple, practical terms from a corporate treasury perspective.

You will see how traditional SWIFT MT messages compare with ISO 20022 XML messages, and why banks are moving to structured payment data. The course also highlights how this change affects treasury management systems, payment hubs and bank reporting.

The focus of this course is not theory. It is about understanding the operational impact on treasury teams and the areas that may require review when banks migrate to ISO 20022.

By the end of the course you will have a clear understanding of how ISO 20022 affects corporate payments, treasury systems and payment data structures.

The course also includes a set of practical templates that treasury teams can use, including an ISO 20022 payment testing template, a migration checklist, structured address examples and a static data governance template.

This course is suitable for treasury professionals, treasury operations teams and finance professionals who want a clear explanation of ISO 20022 and its practical impact on corporate treasury.

Who this course is for:

Treasury professionals
Treasury operations and payments teams
Finance professionals working with bank payments
Treasury systems and technology teams
Anyone who wants a practical explanation of ISO 20022 in treasury