Training

Course Description

The SADC – RTGS Payments training course offers an in-depth insight into the specialised world of cross—border payments which facilitate crucial financial market activities and large, time-critical commercial transactions. Developed by industry experts in this field, it explores the many dimensions that impact this discipline, including the technology, clearing, settlement, liquidity and risk management, legal and regulatory aspects.

Learning Outcomes

• Describes the context of SADC regionalization, SADC- RTGS platform, benefits of using the system and cross border payments
• Describes the technical infrastructure that supports the high value payments and settlement environment
• Provides an insight into the activities that take place in important financial markets prior to settlement
• Explains key concepts
• Describes the mechanics of high value payments with associated messaging flows and accounting processes
• Describes the Payment Processing and Settlement Operations
• Identifies risks to which payment and settlement systems are exposed and explains how these can be mitigated
• Describes the standards used
• Describes the Scheme rules developed for High value Payments
• Outlines the major elements of the regulatory environment within the cross-border space
• Describes the SADC-RTGS Web and functionality
• Outlines key initiatives that are currently in progress and developments that are likely to shape the future direction of cross border payments.

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Course Description

The SADC BA TCIB Payments training course offers an in-depth insight into the world of low value cross—border payments which facilitate various forms of transfers, particularly those initiated by digital platforms as well as time-critical commercial transactions. Developed by industry experts in this field, it explores the many dimensions that impact this discipline, including the onboarding process, technology requirements, clearing, settlement, liquidity and risk management, scheme participants, scheme rules, message examples, legal and regulatory aspects.

There are various courses to suit the needs of the industry

Class-room based course

The class-room based course suitable for in-house sessions at
organizations or industry organizations

• Describes the context of SADC regionalization and Financial Inclusion in SADC
• Introduces the TCIB Payments rail
• Introduces new participants (non-banks) in the payment Eco-system and describes regulatory requirements for payments on the TCIB rail.
• Describes the technical infrastructure that supports TCIB payments and the technical requirements on secure connectivity.
• Describes the operational requirements of participants and assist with technical connectivity through direct or indirect integration.
• Describes the on-boarding process of participants.
• Describes the mechanics of TCIB payments with associated messaging flows.
• Describes ISO20022 messages and APIs used which includes various message processing uses by the real time payment system.
• Identifies risks to which payment and settlement systems are exposed and explains how these can be mitigated.
• Describes the Scheme rules developed for TCIB Payments.
• Outlines the major elements of the regulatory environment within the cross-border space for TCIB payments and regulatory reporting.
• Describes funding of accounts/liquidity.
• Describes Clearing windows and settlement windows.
• Outlines key initiatives that are currently in progress and developments that are likely to shape the future direction of cross border payments.