Payments & Settlements

Payments & Settlements

Korea: Supervisory Power Struggle Deepens Between BOK, FSC

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/02/2021

The BOK said it opposes the payment settlement system being used to oversee private transaction data, calling a revision bill proposed by the FSC a “Big Brother law”.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Proposes Move to T+1 in US Markets by Mid-2023

By Editors | 25/02/2021

In a new paper, DTCC outlines plans to modernise post-trade processes and facilitate an industry-wide shift to T+1 settlement in the equities market.

CBDCs

China, UAE Join HKMA-BOT Initiative to Create CBDC Bridge

By Manesh Samtani | 23/02/2021

The project, now called ‘m-CBDC Bridge’, will seek the development of a prototype to facilitate real-time cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs.

Clearing & Post-Trade

LCH Extends Central Clearing for SORA Derivatives to 21 Years

By Manesh Samtani | 22/02/2021

MAS will likewise extend the tenor of its daily SORA derivatives auctions with major derivatives dealers from 5-years to 20-years.

Structural Regulation

Sea Group to Establish Digital Banking Operations in Indonesia

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/02/2021

Sea Group’s e-commerce arm Shopee plans to turn a newly acquired Indonesian bank into a digital bank. OJK is meanwhile preparing new regulations for digital banks.

Cybersecurity

RBI Enhances Security Requirements for Digital Payment Apps

By Editors | 21/02/2021

The RBI has set out new prescriptive guidelines on the security protocols that need to be adopted in digital payment applications.

Payments & Settlements

BIS, SWIFT Invite Firms to Participate in ISO 20022 Hackathon

By Editors | 21/02/2021

Participants will be asked to develop and showcase solutions that improve cross-border payments, using the ISO 20022 standard and APIs.

Trading & Investment

Moscow Exchange Revises Trading Hours to Attract China Traders

By Editors | 18/02/2021

Russia’s main bourse will open three hours earlier to promote currencies and derivatives trading by Chinese market participants.

Payments & Settlements

Euroclear to Enable Direct Access to SGX Bonds for Global Investors

By Manesh Samtani | 18/02/2021

The new ‘Orchid’ bond structure will allow global investors to benefit from real-time, multi-currency DVP settlement with any counterparty within Euroclear’s network.