Payments & Settlements

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

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    CDSL: Modernising India’s Capital Markets with Technology

    By Editors | 24/06/2025

    Managing Director and CEO Nehal Vora discusses how CDSL has leveraged technology to modernise India’s capital markets and facilitate growth.

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    Sustainable Finance

    Japan FSA Publishes Findings from Carbon Market Study Group

    By Thisanka Siripala | 23/06/2025

    New report outlines considerations to improve the transparency and financial integrity of carbon credit transactions in Japan.

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    Trading & Investment

    HK Fund Manager Publishes Research on Enhancing ETF Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2025

    Hang Seng Investment Management outlines strategies and recommendations to help enhance Hong Kong’s ETF market, focusing on three key areas.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Mainland China and Hong Kong Launch Fast Payments Link

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2025

    HKMA and PBOC launched “Payment Connect”, streamlining cross-boundary payments and remittances between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Colombo Stock Exchange Set to Launch New CCP Next Month

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 21/06/2025

    The introduction of the CCP is expected to bring several key benefits, including eliminating counterparty default risk and enabling netting of trades.

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    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Board Approves Raft of Capital Market Reform Measures

    By Nithya Subramanian | 20/06/2025

    The measures will ease IPO norms, streamline institutional placements disclosures, and relax requirements for FPIs that exclusively invest in G-Secs.

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    Stablecoins

    Vietnam, UAE to Launch Blockchain-based Digital Finance Framework

    By Nithya Subramanian | 20/06/2025

    Entities from both countries have signed a wide-ranging agreement to modernise payments, settlements and data capabilities in Vietnam.

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    Structural Regulation

    Hong Kong ‘Actively Pursuing’ Closer Integration With Mainland

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

    Hong Kong will continue to explore further enhancements to the WMC scheme and ways to broaden Hong Kong professionals’ entry into the Mainland market.

    Payments & Settlements

    PBOC Signs MOU to Establish Yuan Clearing System in Turkey

    By Editors | 19/06/2025

    The MOU allows the PBOC to authorise designated commercial lenders to carry out yuan clearing services in Turkey, serving local financial institutions, businesses, and individual customers.

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    CBDCs

    Lujiazui Forum: China Unveils Financial Opening Measures, e-CNY Push

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2025

    Shanghai to host “international operations centre” for the digital yuan. New measures announced to boost foreign investment.

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