The Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) announced further steps to promote adoption of its harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements to support more efficient cross-border payment processing, including arrangements for medium-term governance and maintenance during the global transition to ISO 20022. The CPMI will maintain the harmonised data requirements at least through the G20 cross-border payments programme until end-2027. It will establish a joint panel with members from the ISO 20022 global market practice groups to support regular maintenance, with an initial convening at the beginning of 2025 and semiannual meetings aligned to the ISO 20022 standard maintenance process. The CPMI also encouraged industry to develop global ISO 20022 market practice guidelines for cross-border fast (instant) payments based on the harmonised requirements, including by relaunching the Instant Payments Plus (IP+) market practice group, and will continue engaging with payment system operators and payment service providers to support implementation by end-2027.