Regulatory Alerts2025-11-19
BEAC Instruction N° 001/GR/2025 on Adopting ISO 20022 for CEMAC Payment Systems
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has issued Instruction No. 001/GR/2025 to formally adopt the ISO 20022 standard, specifically the ISO Accelerator Pack variant, across all CEMAC payment systems. This mandate requires all regulated financial entities—including credit institutions, microfinance and payment establishments, public treasuries, and authorized interbank system managers—to align their processes with BEAC-prescribed technical formats according to a defined regional migration schedule. To ensure seamless transition and interoperability, BEAC will provide technical support via its SYSTAC2 and SYGMA V10 project teams, publish accessible message formats on the MyStandard portal, and conduct targeted training, testing, and pilot deployments through mid-2026.