Webinar: Prepare for ISO 20022 Standard Adoption: Deadline July 14, 2025
May 29, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Do you know about the ISO 20022 international standard?
With an adoption deadline of July 14, 2025, now is the time to get the inside story from a pair of payments experts! You’ll learn about messaging standards, message types, how to apply the language to instant payments and wire transfers, how it works with the new payments systems, and much more. Don’t miss this timely topic!
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Identify five benefits of the ISO 20022 messaging standard
- Describe five business areas within the ISO 20022 messaging standard
- Describe at least seven common ISO 20022 message types
- Explain the use of value and non-value ISO 20022 messages
- Distinguish between the functionality of the current Fedwire standard and the upcoming ISO 20022
WEBINAR DETAILS
You may have heard about ISO 20022, but do you know how to apply the language to instant payments and wire transfers? This webinar will take a look at how to apply this international standard to new payments systems such as FedNow, RTP and Fedwire, as speaking the ISO 20022 language is one of the keys to payment processing success! It will cover ISO 20022 basics, including the payments and cash management business domain, the four message sets within this domain, common messages, benefits of ISO 20022 messages in payments, and the upcoming migration of Fedwire to ISO 20022.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session will be ideal for operations staff, cash/treasury management, compliance staff, auditors, frontline staff, and individuals with the AAP and/or APRP accreditation.
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
Speaker: Sharon Hallmark and Trevor Witchey, EPCOR
Sharon Hallmark joined EPCOR in 2023 after a two-decade career in banking, where she held various positions from BSA/AML compliance specialist to bookkeeping/EFT officer. As EPCOR’s Director of Payments Education, she designs and conducts education programs in support of ACH and Instant Payments for over 1,800 financial institutions and corporate members. She currently holds the Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and Accredited Payment Risk Professional (APRP) certifications. Sharon holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration with a minor in Communication Studies from West Virginia University.
Trevor Witchey joined EPCOR in August 2022 after almost 17 years with WesBanco Bank, Inc. in Wheeling, WV. He also spent about 15 years as an adjunct math/economics instructor at Belmont College in St. Clairsville, OH. As EPCOR’s Senior Director of Payments Education, Trevor creates and instructs education programs on behalf of EPCOR online, at in-person classroom events and flex training for individual members, and at various speaking engagements. Trevor obtained his Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) from Nacha in 2011, his National Check Professional (NCP) certification from ECCHO in 2023, and his Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) from Nacha in 2024. He also holds a master’s degree in economics from Ohio University.