Payments & Settlements

    Reporting on regulatory developments, innovations, and risks in payment systems and settlement processes essential for the transfer of money and securities.

    Payments & Settlements

    Korea Amends Rules for Credit Finance, Card Merchant Onboarding

    By Editors | 04/05/2026

    New rules will permit non-face-to-face onboarding for card merchants and allow specialised credit finance companies to broker third-party products.

    Payments & Settlements

    India UPI Players Urge Curbs on Google, PhonePe

    By Nithya Subramanian | 03/05/2026

    A coalition of firms including Amazon and Meta are meeting the NPCI to propose new rules addressing market concentration.

    Structural Regulation

    Bangladesh Bank Revises Agent Banking Reporting Framework

    By Editors | 03/05/2026

    The new framework requires banks to submit more detailed monthly data to enhance regulatory oversight and policymaking.

    Payments & Settlements

    Indonesia and China Launch Cross-Border QR Payments

    By Nithya Subramanian | 03/05/2026

    The linkage between Indonesia’s QRIS and Chinese payment systems aims to boost local currency settlement and deepen regional financial integration.

    Payments & Settlements

    Australia Consults on Draft Vision for Account-to-Account Payments

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/04/2026

    Industry roundtable released a draft strategic vision for A2A payments, seeking feedback on long-term objectives and system characteristics to guide future development.

    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.

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