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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    CBDCs

    DBS Launches e-CNY Merchant Collection Solution

    By Editors | 07/07/2023

    DBS plans to build on the launch of the e-CNY solution to explore new digital payment solutions, including cross-border CBDC payments.

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBI to Require Card Issuers to Offer Network Optionality

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2023

    Banks and other card issuers will have to provide options for customers to freely choose which card networks processes their payments.

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    Structural Regulation

    Korea Announces Plans to Allow New Entrants to Banking Industry

    By Editors | 06/07/2023

    This will be the first time in thirty years that new nationwide banks can be established in Korea, the FSC said.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Bond Connect Will be Further Enhanced, Says HKMA Chief

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/07/2023

    HKMA chief Eddie Yue discussed plans to open foreign access to the onshore treasury bond futures market and allow repo trades via Bond Connect.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Argentina Embraces Yuan Accounts to Tackle Dollar Shortage

    By Editors | 04/07/2023

    The central bank of Argentina stated that it has granted permission for local banks to accept yuan deposits.

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    Trading & Investment

    New SGX, NSE IX Platform to Add Nifty Liquidity

    By Jill Wong | 04/07/2023

    SGX says the new NSE IX-SGX GIFT Connect will help deepen the liquidity pool for Nifty products.

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    Payments & Settlements

    EU Proposes Measures to Enable ‘Open Finance’ and Tackle Payments Fraud

    By Editors | 02/07/2023

    Payment service providers will gain a legal basis to voluntarily share payment fraud related information via dedicated IT platforms.

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    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Finalises Approach for Transitioning SIBOR Loans to SORA

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2023

    Recommendations finalised for how adjustment spreads should be set for converting SIBOR loans to a SORA reference rate.

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    Cloud & Infrastructure

    MAS Launches New SME Support Project with Rwanda Central Bank

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/06/2023

    The project aims to solve data unavailability challenges that prevent SMEs from accessing financing from banks.

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    CBDCs

    EU Commission Issues Legislative Proposal to Introduce CBDC

    By Editors | 29/06/2023

    The ECB will decide whether to move to the next phase of the project after its investigation phase is concluded in October.

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