Payments & Settlements

Payments & Settlements

Vietnam Drafts New Forex Rules for Foreign Investment

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/04/2026

The draft circular aims to ease procedural rules for foreign investors while strengthening the central bank's oversight of capital flows.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Singapore to Remove PayNow Nicknames in Anti-Scam Push

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2026

The move aims to curb impersonation fraud by replacing user-chosen aliases with partially-masked, bank-verified names for all retail payment recipients.

Custody & Infrastructure

Korea: K bank to Test Blockchain Infrastructure for Remittances

By Editors | 29/04/2026

Partnership between K bank and Ripple will assess whether blockchain technology can improve the speed, cost-efficiency, and transparency of cross-border payments.

Clearing & Post-Trade

RBI Widens Reporting Net for Global Rupee Derivatives

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/04/2026

The RBI finalised rules requiring authorised dealer banks to report their related parties' global over-the-counter INR derivative trades to a central repository.

Stablecoins

AMRO Urges Regulators to Look Beyond Reserves in Stablecoin Oversight

By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2026

New paper from the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office says focusing on reserves is not enough to protect users.

Payments & Settlements

US Confirms Dollar Swap Line Talks with Asian and Gulf Allies

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/04/2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said discussions are underway to provide dollar liquidity to allies, aiming to stabilise markets and reinforce the dollar’s international role.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Cancels Licence of Paytm Payments Bank

By Editors | 27/04/2026

The central bank has cited persistent non-compliance and conduct detrimental to depositor interests as reasons for the final regulatory action.

Payments & Settlements

Vietnam, South Korea Launch Cross-Border QR Payments

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/04/2026

The initiative enables direct local currency settlement, marking a key step in bilateral financial integration and cashless payment promotion.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Asian Regulators Pivot to ‘Co-Creation’ to Govern AI and Digital Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2026

At Money20/20 Asia, regional policymakers outlined a new collaborative approach to regulation as experts warned that AI-powered financial scams now surpass the global drug trade.