Payments & Settlements

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

    Trading & Investment

    Southbound Bond Connect Trading Officially Launched

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/09/2021

    More than 40 mainland institutional investors and 11 Hong Kong market makers participated in the first day of trading.

    Structural Regulation

    IFSCA to Establish International Arbitration Centre in GIFT City

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/09/2021

    IFSCA chairperson Injeti Srinivas says the authority is close to setting up an International Arbitration Centre in GIFT City.

    Sustainable Finance

    China: Guangdong to Accelerate Integration of GBA Markets

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2021

    The Guangdong provincial government has outlined key priority areas for regional financial market integration in a new action plan.

    Cybersecurity

    Industry Group Considers Options for Protecting Data at FMIs

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    There is no standard approach to identifying the types of data that need to be protected, nor the manner in which that data should be protected.

    Payments & Settlements

    BNM Issues New Regulatory Requirements for Merchant Acquirers

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    The new requirements will ensure merchant acquiring services have measures in place to manage settlement risk, financial risk, fraud risk, technology risk and cyber risk.

    Operational Risk

    Japan FSA to Oversee System Improvements at Mizuho – Report

    By Editors | 22/09/2021

    An FSA team will directly oversee a system inspection and improvements at Mizuho following seven system failures at the bank this year.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    SEBI Chairman: T+1 Settlement ‘Good for all Participants’

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/09/2021

    SEBI chairman Ajay Tyagi says moving to T+1 settlement will be good for all participants and not lead to liquidity fragmentation.

    Payments & Settlements

    BSP Issues Governance Policy for Operators of Payment Systems

    By Editors | 21/09/2021

    Payment system operators including banks and electronic money issuers have six months to comply with the requirements.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Vietnam to Create Fintech Sandbox for Banking Sector

    By Editors | 21/09/2021

    The central bank will coordinating with government departments and agencies to develop a decree to enable the sandbox.

    Structural Regulation

    BSP Grants Sixth Digital Bank Licence to PayMaya

    By Editors | 20/09/2021

    The seventh and final digital bank is likely to be an existing bank applying to convert into a digital bank, but approval has been delayed.

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