Changelog
This page tracks significant changes to the pacs008 toolkit and this documentation site.
2026
March 2026
- Added comprehensive FAQ page with 25+ Q&A pairs covering ISO 20022 pacs messages.
- Added PACS Messages Explained page with detailed technical reference for the entire pacs family.
- Added glossary page defining 60+ ISO 20022 and payment messaging terms.
- Added structured-address deadline page covering the November 2026 CBPR+ requirement.
- Added editorial policy page explaining content sources, review process, and methodology.
- Added FAQPage, TechArticle, SoftwareApplication, and HowTo JSON-LD schema markup.
- Extended sitemap with hreflang annotations for all 22 locales.
- Improved readability across all English pages (Flesch Reading Ease 55-58, Flesch-Kincaid Grade 8-9).
- Fixed 374 empty table header elements across all locales for accessibility.
- Added table captions to comparison, operational-matrix, and version-diff tables.
- Optimised hero image from 2.7 MB to 32 KB.
- Lighthouse scores: Accessibility 96-100, Best Practices 100, SEO 100.
January 2026
- Launched pacs008.com with documentation for 8 ISO 20022 pacs message types.
- Generated documentation in 22 languages.
- Implemented hreflang tags, canonical URLs, and structured data (WebSite, BreadcrumbList, WebPage).
- Published REST API, CLI, and Python library documentation.
- Added IBAN and BIC validation documentation.
- Shipped Docker deployment guide.
2025
December 2025
- Initial release of the pacs008 Python toolkit on PyPI.
- Support for pacs.008.001.13 XML generation and validation.
- CSV, JSON, JSONL, SQLite, and Parquet data input.
- JSON Schema and XSD validation pipeline.
- SWIFT character compliance checking.
- FastAPI REST API for automated workflows.