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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
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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