Important Update: Wire Transfer to ISO 20022 on July 14, 2025

The Federal Reserve adopted the ISO 20022 messaging standard for wire transfers, replacing the former Fedwire Application Interface Manual (FAIM) format. This change enhanced global compatibility and streamlined wire processing.

As of July 14, 2025, all wire transfers are required to comply with the ISO 20022 format.

What is ISO 20022?

The Federal Reserve Bank implemented the ISO 20022 message format for its Fedwire Funds Service to enhance the efficiency of domestic and cross-border payments. ISO 20022 is a globally recognized messaging standard that many financial institutions already use.

Learn more on the federal reserve's site

As part of this update, you’ll see some changes in wire transfer terminology:

Current Terminology	New Terminology (effective July 14, 2025)
Credit Account Name	Creditor
Originator	Debtor
Originating Bank/Sending Bank	Debtor and Instructing Agent
Beneficiary Bank	Creditor Agent
Routing Number	Agent ID
Reference Beneficiary	End-to-End ID
Address Line 1	Building Number, Street Name
Address Lines 2-3	Department, Subdepartment, Building Name, Floor, Room, Town Location Name, District Name, Post Box
City	Town Name
State	Country Subdivision
Zip Code	Post Code
Country	Country Code
Account Number	Account Number
Amount	Amount
Remarks	Remittance Information

Timeline of Key Changes

On June 2, 2025, you should have received an email with personalized instructions:
- If no action is needed, we sent you a general update from wireops@texaspartners.bank
- If action is required (e.g., template rebuild), we sent an instructional email from wireops@texaspartners.bank
  - We recommend checking your spam or junk folders.
On July 8, 2025, you should have received a reminder email with final steps before the migration.
On July 11, 2025, at 5 p.m. CT, the system lockout began. Wire and template functionality were temporarily unavailable until July 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
On July 14, 2025, the ISO 20022 went live. You were advised to log in to ensure your wire templates and settings were working correctly.

What should you expect on July 14, 2025?

Once the new ISO 20022 format went live, you were encouraged to review your creditor details (formerly known as beneficiaries), especially for any recurring wires. Updates to creditor information could not be made before the transition, so logging in on July 14 was recommended to confirm accuracy.

International wires began requiring extra attention starting July 14 and may need manual adjustments to process successfully. A key change was the addition of a required field — Town Name (currently referred to as “City”) — that must be completed for international wires to process.

View an example of the new wire form field changes

Actions you can take right now

To help simplify your wire transition and track any necessary steps, we’ve created a downloadable checklist.

Download the Wire Transition Checklist

Take a moment to check your wire beneficiaries and remove those you no longer use.

Confirm that recurring wire details were accurate after logging in on July 14.

We're here to help.

If you have any questions about the migration to ISO 20022, please contact the Wire Service team at 210-572-9273, 844-548-9473 or wires.service@texaspartners.bank. The Wire Service team is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.