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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    Sustainable Finance

    ASEAN Ministers Endorse Sustainability and Payments Initiatives

    By Thisanka Siripala | 17/04/2025

    ASEAN ministers endorsed new financing mechanisms and welcomed new cross-border payment initiatives including Nexus.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    LME Approves First Four Warehouse Facilities in Hong Kong

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/04/2025

    Hong Kong’s Christopher Hui said the establishment of LME-approved warehouses will promote the development of the futures market.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Payoneer Becomes 3rd Foreign Payments Platform Authorised in China

    By Mark Johnston | 16/04/2025

    Payoneer is the third foreign platform after PayPal and Airwallex authorised to provide online payment services in China.

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    KYC & CDD

    Westpac NZ to Pilot New ‘Basic’ Bank Account Service

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/04/2025

    A basic bank account was one of the 2023 recommendations of a 14-month competition study by the Commerce Commission.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BIS Paper Proposes Standardised Model to Describe Payment System Architectures

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2025

    The authors therefore propose a formally defined model to represent three key functions of payment system architectures

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    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Allows NPCI to Revise UPI Transaction Limits

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/04/2025

    The RBI will allow NPCI to adjust UPI payment limits. It is also making its sandbox “theme neutral” and “on tap”.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Bangladesh Eases Restrictions on NRB Foreign Currency Accounts

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/04/2025

    Banks can set rates based on customer relationships and accept a broader range of currencies to boost foreign currency inflows.

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    Structural Regulation

    Korea FSS Announces Measures to Improve Access to Bank Services

    By Thisanka Siripala | 14/04/2025

    Banks are instructed to provide foreign language translations for essential documents and expand foreign language support within their mobile apps.

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    Structural Regulation

    China Adds 18 More US Entities to Export Blacklists

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/04/2025

    Chinese and European leaders have agreed to work together to safeguard free trade in response to the US tariffs, most of which have been suddenly paused.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Cambodia Joins ASEAN Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative

    By Nithya Subramanian | 10/04/2025

    Malaysia and Cambodia also launched the second phase of cross-border QR payment linkage, expanding connectivity between the two countries.

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