CaixaBank teams up with Swift to test cross-border payments via phone number, email

• CaixaBank joined a Swift-led study to streamline cross-border person-to-person payments using phone numbers or email addresses instead of bank account details.
• The project assesses linking domestic instant-payment systems across regions via Swift connectivity to avoid multiple bilateral integrations.
• Swift data show 75% of cross-border payments reach the beneficiary bank in under 10 minutes, with the domestic “last mile” driving 80% of total time.

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