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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
Korea Unveils Tax Incentives to Stem Capital Outflows and Bolster Won
By Editors | 26/12/2025
New measures include a temporary capital gains tax waiver and support for currency hedging to address surging overseas investment.
Payments & Settlements
China Issues New Rules for Banks to Fund Key Western Trade Corridor
By Editors | 26/12/2025
The guidelines direct financial institutions to streamline credit, expand cross-border services, and pilot digital currencies to support the strategic trade route.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
India to Curb UPI Payment Features Over Fraud Concerns
By Editors | 26/12/2025
India's NPCI is set to limit the 'Collect' and 'Autopay' functions to combat fraud and misleading charges.
Payments & Settlements
RBI Defers Implementation of Tighter Cheque Clearing Rules
By Editors | 26/12/2025
The RBI has deferred a plan to impose a three-hour deadline for cheque processing, citing banks' operational needs
Clearing & Post-Trade
HKEX Outlines Plan for Launching Uncertificated Securities Market
By Editors | 26/12/2025
The new Uncertificated Securities Market will allow electronic ownership in investors' own names and aims to boost market efficiency.
Structural Regulation
Cambodia, Laos Ink Credit Bureaus Cooperation Agreement
By Editors | 24/12/2025
The agreement aims to build institutional capacity and lays the groundwork for the future sharing of credit reports between the countries.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
BNM Monitoring Agrobank After Reported System Incident - Reports
By Editors | 24/12/2025
The central bank is overseeing corrective actions at Agrobank following an incident linked to a potential loss of MYR 165.75 million.
Payments & Settlements
India, New Zealand Finalise FTA Financial Services Pact, Easing Market Access
By Editors | 24/12/2025
The agreement liberalises bank branch licensing, enhances foreign investment limits, and establishes a framework for digital payment interoperability.
Structural Regulation
China: Top Legislature Reviewing Amendments to Foreign Trade Law
By Editors | 24/12/2025
The draft law aims to build a cross-border financial services system and promote international recognition of digital signatures and certificates.
Payments & Settlements
Cambodia, Laos Launch 2nd Phase of Cross-border QR Payment Link
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/12/2025
Travellers from Laos can now use their local currency to pay at Cambodian merchants, completing the bilateral payment corridor.
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