Payments & Settlements

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

    Payments & Settlements

    China Raises Daily Remittance Limit for Macau Residents

    By Editors | 20/12/2019

    The move comes as President Xi Jinping visits Macau this week, amid expectations that further preferential policies will be announced to promote Macau as a financial centre.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Regulation Asia: Top Ten News Stories for 2019

    By Editors | 20/12/2019

    This list presents the most-read new stories published by Regulation Asia in 2019, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.

    Payments & Settlements

    South Korea Formally Launches Open Banking Service

    By Editors | 20/12/2019

    Open banking will serve as a catalyst for various innovations and bring tectonic shifts in the financial industry, FSC chairman Eun Sung-soo said at the launch event.

    Payments & Settlements

    India Shows How Policy Can Solve Financial Inclusion: BIS Paper

    By Editors | 19/12/2019

    The paper highlights India’s Aadhaar programme, which promotes financial inclusion, offers more robust AML/CFT checks, and has led to the creation of several innovative and interoperable digital platforms.

    Structural Regulation

    UPDATED – ZA Bank Becomes First HK Virtual Bank to Launch Pilot Services

    By Editors | 19/12/2019

    ZA Bank, backed by ZhongAn and Sinolink Group, has launched services for 2,000 selected users to test under the HKMA’s sandbox mechanism.

    Payments & Settlements

    Google Recommends India UPI Model for New US ‘FedNow’ Service

    By Editors | 19/12/2019

    UPI adoption has grown from 100,000 to 1.15 billion monthly transactions in four years, with 140 member banks using its rails to enable payments for customers.

    Payments & Settlements

    CFETS Rolls Out Foreign Currency Pledged Repo Business

    By Editors | 17/12/2019

    The move is aimed at reducing the costs of foreign currency financing and diversifying foreign currency financing instruments.

    Market Data & Technology

    TMA Publishes Consultation Conclusions on HONIA Enhancements

    By Editors | 16/12/2019

    HONIA will continue to be calculated based on data from the existing five contributing money brokers for now, but the reporting window will change to 8:00-16:00.

    Tokenisation

    CPMI Offers Guidance for Designers of Wholesale Digital Tokens

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    The report describes the potential innovations and design questions associated with digital tokens that could be used to settle large-value payments.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    LSEG to Provide Post Trade Technology for Philippine Bourse

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    The Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines will use LSEG technology to enhance its clearing, settlement, risk and collateral management capabilities.

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