Payments & Settlements

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

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    Liquidity Risk

    Korea Starts Supplying Liquidity to Firms Hit By E-Commerce Crisis

    By Mark Johnston | 12/08/2024

    A series of reforms are also planned to prevent a recurrence of the liquidity crisis at e-commerce platforms TMON and WeMakePrice.

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    Payments & Settlements

    India NPCI Signs MoU to Introduce UPI to Maldives

    By Ajoy K Das | 12/08/2024

    A key component of the agreement is ensuring payment system interoperability to enable cross-border transactions and strengthen global connectivity for Maldives.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Russia, China Working on Regulations to Facilitate Barter Trade – Reports

    By Editors | 10/08/2024

    New regulatory arrangements being put in place are expected to enable barter deals between Russia and China involving agriculture “as soon as this autumn”.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australia to Roll Out ‘Confirmation of Payee’ in Early 2025

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/08/2024

    SWIFT has been selected to develop a central matching service to underpin the ‘confirmation of payee’ services at Australian banks.

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    Trading & Investment

    SGX Launches SORA, TONA Futures to Enable More Effective Hedging

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/08/2024

    SGX says the new futures contracts provide a new tool for hedging interest rate risks and generating capital efficiencies.

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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX to Hold Practice Session for Severe Weather Trading

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/08/2024

    The 24 August session is intended to help EPs prepare for implementation of Severe Weather Trading (SWT) arrangements next month.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASX Issues 2nd Consultation on CHESS System Design

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/08/2024

    ASX proposes to move cash equities to a T+1 settlement cycle after the CHESS replacement is fully delivered in 2029.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    MAS Consults on Suspension of Certain China Remittance Channels

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/08/2024

    MAS proposes to continue with the suspension announced last December and to expand its scope to include legal entities.

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    CBDCs

    Bank Indonesia Issues Five-Year Payment System Blueprint

    By Editors | 06/08/2024

    Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Wariyo said the plan to issue digital rupiah has entered the final stages.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    Myanmar Punishes Exporters for Failure to Convert FX to Kyat

    By Editors | 05/08/2024

    Over 100 companies have had their export licences revoked. Their owners face potential jail time and asset confiscation.

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