Managing MT and MX releases
We continually work to keep our existing standards up to date, in order to bring standards in line with business changes and correct technical issues. From time to time, we also publish newly developed standards. These changes can affect your business, from business flows to back office applications.
Schedule for Standards MT Release 2025
This timeline gives a full development and implementation schedule for the FIN standards for 2025.
19 July 2024 |
High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2025 Summary of change requests received for SR 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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22 November 2024 |
Updated High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2025 (Updated on 27 January 2025) Summary of approved change requests received for SR 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
13 December 2024 |
Standards MT Release Guide 2025 (public) Contingency Processing for Category 1 and 2 Payment Instruction Messages (public)
Find advance information for Standards MT Release 2025 in MyStandards |
21 February 2025 |
Updates to Standards MT Release Guide 2025 (public)
These updates are also implemented in MyStandards. |
2 May 2025 |
Vendor Test System |
18 July 2025 |
Standards User Handbook for Standards MT Release 2025 published online. Standards MT Release 2025 - UHB Summary of Changes |
19 July 2025 |
Test & Training System |
22 November 2025 |
Standards Release 2025 Live |
Schedule for Standards MT Release 2026
This timeline gives a full development and implementation schedule for the FIN standards for 2026.
18 July 2025 |
High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2026 Summary of change requests received for SR 2026
For resource and budget allocation purposes only – not to be used for implementation. |
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21 November 2025 |
High-Level Information on Standards MT Release 2026 Summary of approved change requests received for SR 2026
For resource and budget allocation purposes only – not to be used for implementation. |
19 December 2025 |
Standards MT Release Guide 2026 (public)
Find advance information for Standards MT Release 2026 in MyStandards |
20 February 2026 |
Updates to Standards MT Release Guide 2026 (public)
These updates are also implemented in MyStandards. |
8 May 2026 |
Vendor Test System |
17 July 2026 |
Standards User Handbook for Standards MT Release 2026 published online. Standards MT Release 2026 - UHB Summary of Changes |
18 July 2026 |
Test & Training System |
14 November 2026 |
Standards Release 2026 Live |
Schedule for FINplus & Funds Standards Release 2025
This timeline gives standards information linked to Funds and FINplus, the Swift core, store-and-forward, message-processing services. It will provide financial institutions with the necessary environment to exchange the richer ISO 20022 format messages as MX message on SwiftNet. This includes currently a selection of ISO 20022 base message definitions for Funds, FINplus for Securities, CBPR+ usage guidelines, etc. with message details available in MyStandards.
19 July 2024 |
High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2025
High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2025
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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22 November 2024 |
Updated High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2025 (Updated on 27 January 2025) Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus.
Updated High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2025 Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on Funds or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in Funds.
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
13 December 2024 |
The CBPR+ Release November 2025 Usage guidelines The CBPR+ UHB SR2025 first edition provides more information on the usage of these messages FINplus Standards Advance Information Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus. |
March 2025 |
ISO 20022/usage guidelines Message schemas and Message Definition Reports Schemas and full documentation of new versions or new messages to be implemented in November 2025 in FINplus |
2 May 2025 |
Vendor Test System |
7 May 2025 |
FINplus standards information publication |
19 July 2025 |
Pilot system |
22 November 2025 |
Standards MX Release 2025 Live |
Schedule for FINplus & Funds Standards Release 2026
This timeline gives standards information linked to Funds and FINplus, the Swift core, store-and-forward, message-processing services. It will provide financial institutions with the necessary environment to exchange the richer ISO 20022 format messages as MX message on SwiftNet. This includes currently a selection of ISO 20022 base message definitions for Funds, FINplus for Securities, CBPR+ usage guidelines, etc. with message details available in MyStandards.
18 July 2025 |
High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2026
High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2026
For resource and budget allocation purposes only –not to be used for implementation. |
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21 November 2025 |
Updated High-Level Information on FINplus Standards Release 2026 Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus.
Updated High-Level Information on Funds Standards Release 2026 Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on Funds or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in Funds.
For resource and budget allocation purposes only – not to be used for implementation. |
19 December 2025 |
Advance release of the November 2026 CBPR+ Usage guidelines The CBPR+ UHB SR2026 first edition provides more information on the usage of these messages FINplus Standards Advance Information Summary of approved change requests on messages already implemented on FINplus or advance information on new messages planned for implementation in FINplus. |
20 February 2026 |
Final release of the November 2026 CBPR+ Usage guidelines and the CBPR+ UHB SR2026 final edition |
March 2026 |
ISO 20022/usage guidelines Message schemas and Message Definition Reports Schemas and full documentation of new versions or new messages to be implemented in November 2026 in FINplus |
8 May 2026 |
Vendor Test System |
18 July 2026 |
Pilot system |
14 November 2026 |
Standards MX Release 2026 Live |
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