Market Infrastructure

AML / KYC

MAS Consults on AML/CFT Notices for Payment Services

By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2019

The first Notice covers account issuance, money transfers and money changing services. The second Notice sets out a separate framework for digital payment tokens.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI-IOSCO Paper on CCP Default Management Auctions

By Editors | 07/06/2019

The discussion paper describes the considerations CCPs take into account when planning and conducting default management auctions.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Publishes Payment Systems Benchmarking Report

By Editors | 06/06/2019

Further efforts are needed to reduce paper clearing  and improve acceptance infrastructure (e.g. PoS devices) to enhance digital payments.

Market Infrastructure

FSB, IOSCO Issue Complementary Reports on Market Fragmentation

By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2019

The FSB and IOSCO have separately published reports on market fragmentation as they seek to minimise its adverse effects on financial stability and market efficiency.

Market Infrastructure

Huatai Confirms Intention to Float London Depositary Receipts

By Editors | 06/06/2019

Huatai Securities reconfirming its intention to list depositary receipts on the LSE signals that the issues that delayed the Shanghai-London Stock Connect may now be resolved.

Market Infrastructure

Project Stella: DLT Can Improve Cross-Border Payment Security

By Editors | 06/06/2019

The BOJ-ECB phase three study says DLT can improve security in cross-border payments by using payment methods that synchronise payments and lock funds along the payment chain.

Fintech / Regtech

FSC Korea to Launch Open Data Infrastructure to Facilitate Innovation

By Editors | 05/06/2019

A new open data system will start providing anonymised credit information of two million people as sample data in June; and next year a financial data exchange will be launched.

Market Infrastructure

Finance Should be a Force for Good: MAS

By Garima Chitkara | 05/06/2019

Financial institutions need to build trust, inclusivity and sustainability in order to be a force for good, MAS managing director Ravi Menon said in a speech on Monday.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Consults on Measures to Improve G-SIB Resolvability

By Editors | 05/06/2019

Two discussion paper have been issued, one on public disclosures of information on resolution planning and resolvability, the other on winding down large derivatives portfolios.