Annual barometer
The speed of international payments (2026 edition)
Over 250,000 SWIFT payments analysed. Two full years of data. One clear picture of how fast international payments really move — and where the bottlenecks sit.
Your annual cross-border payment speed barometer
Here's what you'll find inside:
- Year-on-year payment speed data across the most common corridors
- Country-level breakdowns for the major European markets, including France, Germany and the UK
- Six practical tips to speed up your outgoing payments


