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title: Delay to the November 2026 RTGS standards release
description: On 27 August 2026, Swift announced its decision to delay the November 2026 Swift Standards Release based on industry’s request for additional time to…
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              27 Aug 2026, 13:16 UTC



# Delay to the November 2026 RTGS standards release



            Bank of England statement On 27 August 2026, Swift announced its decision to delay the November 2026 Swift Standards Release based on industry’s request for additional time to prepare for the removal of the unstructured postal address format following concerns about global readiness. After careful consideration, we are also delaying what would have been the November 2026 RTGS standards release, this includes the messaging standards for CHAPS payments. Maintaining global alignment is important to preserving interoperability and to avoid the introduction of new implementation risks, and we have therefore worked closely with Swift and other major market infrastructures to support a co-ordinated approach. Our November 2026 RTGS standards release will therefore be deferred in its entirety.





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