Improving cross-border payments has been challenging on a global scale, but the Stage 3 Roadmap published by the Financial Stability Board continues to help pave the way for systemic improvements.
The largest remittance corridors, measured in terms of payment outflows from the United States, offer insight on the variations within the cross-border infrastructure.
The Federal Reserve is participating in a Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Cross-border Payments Task Force to identify ways to promote faster, less expensive, and more transparent and inclusive cross-border payments.
The Federal Reserve recently conducted a review of the current cross-border payments landscape to better understand developments and ongoing challenges. Key findings were discussed on a January webinar entitled Go Global: A Review of Progress and Pain in Cross-Border Payments (Off-site), where nearly 700 highly engaged stakeholders attended, demonstrating rich interest in this topic.