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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    Trading & Investment

    Korea’s FSC Charts Plan to Enhance Public Funds Market

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/01/2024

    The goal is to reduce transaction costs, strengthen product appeal, and increase transaction convenience.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Regulation Asia: Top 10 Contributed Articles for 2023

    By Editors | 02/01/2024

    This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2023, based on aggregated user traffic.

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    CBDCs

    Bank Indonesia to Trial Digital Rupiah in 2024

    By Editors | 29/12/2023

    Based on feedback to a Jan 2023 consultation paper, Bank Indonesia has decided to proceed with a series of experiments to develop a digital rupiah.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Cambodia, China Launch Cross-border QR Payment Link

    By Editors | 27/12/2023

    Visitors from China can use UnionPay-enabled mobile apps to scan KHQR codes in Cambodia. By early 2024, Cambodian residents will be able to use their Bakong wallets in China.

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    CBDCs

    BOC Settles First Cross-border Precious Metals Trade Using e-CNY

    By Editors | 26/12/2023

    Bank of China transferred CNY 100 million in cash from an overseas buyer and deposited the funds as digital yuan at the Shanghai Gold Exchange.

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    Payments & Settlements

    SEBI Consults on Introducing Same Day Settlement of Equity Trades

    By Ajoy K Das | 26/12/2023

    The consultation paper proposes that T+0 settlement would be optional alongside the existing T+1 settlement system.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBA Sets Expectations for Enhanced Debit Card Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/12/2023

    The RBA wants all industry participants to support token portability and token synchronisation by June 2025.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Enables Card-on-File Tokenisation at Issuer Level

    By Ajoy K Das | 22/12/2023

    Token generation by card issuing banks and institutions will be possible with cardholder consent and AFA validation.

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    Payments & Settlements

    China to Add Macau Pataca to Interbank FX Trading System

    By Editors | 22/12/2023

    Trading in the RMB/MOP currency pair will launch on 2 January 2024, and in the USD/MOP and HKD/MOP pairs from 2 March.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BSP Retains Moratorium on InstaPay and PESONet Fee Increases

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/12/2023

    The moratorium will remain in place as the BSP works to eliminate fees entirely for small e-payment transactions.

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