AML/BSA: Anti-Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act

BIC: Bank Identification Code

BIS: Bank for International Settlement

BSA: Bank Secrecy Act of 1970

CHIPS: Clearing House Interbank Payments System

FATF: Financial Action Task Force

FinCen: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

FGO: Foreign Gateway Operator

FX: Foreign Exchange

GO: Gateway Operator

IAT: International ACH Transaction

IBAN: International Bank Account Number

ISO: International Standards Organization

KYC: Know Your Customer

OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operations and Development

OFAC: Office of Foreign Assets Control

PE-ACH: Pan European ACH

RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement

SDN: Specially Designated National (FTO: Foreign Terrorist Organization; SDNT: Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers)

SEPA: Single Euro Payments Area

STP: Straight Through Processing

SWIFT- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication

USA PATRIOT ACT : Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

UN/CEFACT: United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

XML: eXtensible Mark-up Language