Payments & Settlements

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

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASIC Expresses “Significant Concern” Over 4-Hour Outage at ASX

    By Editors | 18/03/2022

    After the incident on Thursday, ASIC said it views the outage with “significant concern” due to its “significant impact” on the market, market participants and investors.

    CBDCs

    BSP to Initiate Pilot Project to Test CBDC Use Cases

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/03/2022

    The BSP is looking to explore the use of CBDC in account-based distribution of cash assistance, as well as in cross-border money transfers.

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Launches New Services to Drive Digital Payments Adoption

    By Editors | 15/03/2022

    UPI-based instant payments can be enabled on some 400 million feature phones in India that do not have an internet connection.

    Payments & Settlements

    BSP Revises Regulatory Framework for E-money Issuers

    By Mark Johnston | 15/03/2022

    E-money can refer to monetary value “electronically stored in an instrument or device” – including cash cards, prepaid cards, stored value cards or digital wallets.

    Payments & Settlements

    BSP Designates Two More Systemically Important Payment Systems

    By Mark Johnston | 14/03/2022

    The Philippine Domestic Dollar Transfer System and the PHP-USD Payment versus Payment System have been designated systemically important.

    Payments & Settlements

    SEBI Raises Limit for Debt Investments via UPI Mechanism

    By Editors | 11/03/2022

    The limit for investments in debt securities via the UPI mechanism is being increased from INR 200,000 to INR 500,000, effective 1 May 2022.

    Structural Regulation

    ASIC Updates Market Integrity Rules and 10 Rule Books

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/03/2022

    From 10 March 2023, financial markets and participants will have to comply with new technological and operational resilience rules.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    BIS Suspends Russian Central Bank as UK Adds More Sanctions

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/03/2022

    UK adds seven names to its sanctions list. Goldman and JPMorgan to close Russian operations. Russia to nationalise assets of foreign companies.

    Payments & Settlements

    Taiwan FSC Approves Relaxations on OBU Account Use

    By Editors | 10/03/2022

    Companies are given greater flexibility to open and use offshore banking unit accounts held with domestic banks to take out foreign currency loans.

    Payments & Settlements

    PBOC Outlines Progress to Advance GBA Connectivity

    By Darien Choong | 10/03/2022

    About 20,000 investors from the GBA cities participated in the Wealth Management Connect programme by the end of 2021.

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