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

Clearing & Post-Trade
EU Seeks to Coordinate T+1 Transition with UK, Switzerland
By Editors | 11/04/2024
The European T+1 Industry Task Force said alignment will reduce the complexity for multi-jurisdictional firms and minimise scoping issues.

Payments & Settlements
Chinese Authorities Issue New Directions to Enhance Payment Services
By Editors | 11/04/2024
The new measures require certain hotels and tourist attractions to accept domestic and overseas bank cards and cash, and offer foreign exchange services.

Operational Risk
BNM Directs CIMB, Maybank to Explain Recent Service Outages
By Editors | 10/04/2024
CIMB Malaysia experienced service disruptions on some of its services on Tuesday, while Maybank saw some disruptions last Friday.

Payments & Settlements
China: SAFE Further Optimises Processes for FX Business
By Editors | 09/04/2024
The requirement for local branches of SAFE to approve registrations of foreign trade enterprises has been canceled. Banks will directly handle registrations instead.

Payments & Settlements
MAS Grants Major Payment Institution Licence to TerraPay
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2024
The licence enables TerraPay to offer account issuance, money transfer, merchant acquisition, and e-money issuance services.

Payments & Settlements
ECB Announces Participants for Upcoming DLT Settlement Trials
By Editors | 05/04/2024
The first wave of trials will involve ten market participants, six market DLT operators, and five central banks.

PEPs & Sanctions
Russia-China Business Facing Banking ‘Bottleneck’ – Report
By Editors | 04/04/2024
VTB, the only Russian bank with a fully-fledged branch in China, is dealing with high demand from companies seeking to open accounts to do business with Russia.

CBDCs
How HKMA Aims to Prevent Fragmented Digital Money Ecosystem
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/04/2024
HKMA aims to ensure that different types of tokenised money issued in the city can interact with each other.

Payments & Settlements
Brunei and Laos Join ASEAN Payment Connectivity Initiative
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/04/2024
The addition of Brunei and Laos brings the ‘Regional Payment Connectivity’ group to a total of eight ASEAN central banks.

Payments & Settlements
Thailand, Laos Launch Cross-border QR Payment Link
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/04/2024
Thailand has implemented cross-border payment linkages with five other ASEAN nations: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
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