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UPDATED – Japan Suffers Payment Clearing Network Disruption

By Editors | 11/10/2023

Zengin-Net restored its system in the early hours of Thursday (12 October). The FSA ordered the production of a detailed report of the incident.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ FMA Has Recommendations on Protecting Client Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2023

The FMA has proposed a review of the regulatory settings for custodians in New Zealand, including a possible licensing regime.

Fintech / Regtech

ASX Pledges to Remediate Issues Identified in RBA Assessment

By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2023

The RBA said ASX has been operating at a “heightened level of overall risk level for an extended period” and this needs to be addressed “promptly”.

Fintech / Regtech

Don’t Delay the Inevitable: T+1 Settlement is Imminent

By Val Wotton | 09/10/2023

DTCC’s Val Wotton discusses what the US move to a shorter settlement cycle means for Asia and beyond.

Market Infrastructure

India, UAE Sign Agreement to Interlink Payment Systems

By Editors | 09/10/2023

India will interlink the UPI with the UAE’s Instant Payments Platform. The RuPay switch and UAESWITCH card switches will also be interlinked.

Securities / Derivatives

ESMA Consults on Potential Move to Shorter Securities Settlement Cycle

By Editors | 08/10/2023

ESMA said it is looking to consider “all the possibilities for a shortened settlement cycle, including both T+1 and T+0”.

Market Infrastructure

Japanese, Korean Regulators Agree to Strengthen Cooperation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2023

The FSA and FSC will cooperate on financial stability, climate change, and digitalisation of financial services. KFB and JBA also signed an MoU.

Fintech / Regtech

BIS to Advise Korea on Design & Implementation of CBDC Pilot

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/10/2023

South Korean regulators will start testing a wholesale CBDC with commercial banks this month, and a retail CBDC in Q4 of next year.

Market Infrastructure

HKEX Sets Launch Date for New Stock Connect Settlement Platform

By Editors | 04/10/2023

The settlement acceleration platform, known as HKEX Synapse, will launch on 9 October 2023 and improve post-trade efficiencies.