Payments & Settlements

Payments & Settlements

Sea Group Launches Digital-only MariBank in Singapore

By Editors | 15/03/2023

Invitations are currently limited to users of Sea Group’s ecosystem such as Shopee customers and individual sellers.

Cryptocurrency

Barney Frank Says Signature Bank Was Targeted to Deliver Anti-Crypto Message

By Manesh Samtani | 15/03/2023

Barney Frank, who was on the board of Signature Bank, says the regulatory takeover was intended to send a message to US banks to stay away from crypto.

Payments & Settlements

BSP Sets 1 July for Mandatory Adoption of QR Ph Standard

By Editors | 15/03/2023

From 1 July, all FIs and PSPs must disable all non-QR Ph codes and proprietary QR codes and ensure they are no longer be available to the public.

CBDCs

IMF Proposes Global Marketplace for Trading Between CBDCs

By Mark Johnston | 14/03/2023

A global marketplace for trading tokenised money such as CBDCs would reduce the need for bilateral trust relationships and improve cross-border payments.

PEPs & Sanctions

Cuban Banks Have Adopted Russia’s Mir Card Scheme

By Editors | 14/03/2023

ATMs now display the logo of the Mir payment system and provide an option to withdraw funds in Cuban pesos from cards issued by Russian banks.

CBDCs

Swift Concludes 12 Weeks of Tests on CBDC Interlinking Solution

By Editors | 10/03/2023

Nine banks and three central banks participated in testing Swift’s API-based CBDC connector across two blockchain networks and fiat-based payment systems.

CBDCs

China CBDC App Integrates WeChat Pay as Payment Option

By Mark Johnston | 09/03/2023

PBOC’s e-CNY app aims to make digital currency more accessible, but adoption remains slow. The PBOC’s (People’s Bank of China) […]

KYC & CDD

RBI Fines Amazon Pay’s India Unit for Breaching Local Norms

By Editors | 09/03/2023

Local reports say Amazon Pay as well as other fintech players are being penalised for delays in migrating to video-based KYC.

PEPs & Sanctions

Russia Extends Restrictions on FX Withdrawals, Overseas Transfers

By Editors | 08/03/2023

The restrictions are being preserved due to the sanctions that prohibit Russian financial institutions from buying western countries’ cash, the central bank said.