All posts tagged "Competition"
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94Australia & NZRBNZ Reviews Policy for Branches of Overseas Banks
The RBNZ says there are inherent limitations on its ability to apply its regulatory standards to all branches and to supervise them effectively.
October 21, 2021 -
207Fintech / RegtechBOJ Seeks Simple CBDC Design That Promotes Competition
While the BOJ still has no plan to issue CBDC, the inability to ensure interoperability with other countries could create issues for Japan.
October 18, 2021 -
243FeatureHKMA Seeks Input on Technical Design for Retail CBDC
The technical architecture proposed in a new whitepaper includes a privacy preservation arrangement that also allows for transaction traceability.
October 5, 2021 -
174Australia & NZ
RBNZ Issues Consultation on Potential CBDC Issuance
A CBDC would help ensure central bank money remains relevant in a digital future, while also providing an additional monetary policy tool, the RBNZ said.
October 5, 2021 -
252Big PictureBIS Turns Attention to Practical Issues of Retail CBDC
The BIS and seven central banks have published three new reports exploring practical policy and implementation issues of general purpose CBDCs.
October 1, 2021 -
269Big PictureEntity-based Regulation Needed to Address Bigtech Risks: BIS
China's financial holding company regime represents a novel entity-based regulatory approach for big techs, says a new BIS research paper.
September 30, 2021 -
222Australia & NZAustralia Funds Industry Prone to Conflicts of Interest
A "long, complex value chain" of intermediaries between fund managers and retail investors raises the potential for conflicts of interest.
September 27, 2021 -
221Asia-PacificBOT to Embrace Digital Technology in Regulatory Approach
The BOT will promote open data and infrastructure to facilitate SME access to credit. The sandbox rules will also be updated.
September 19, 2021 -
221Australia & NZACCC Launches Formal Investigation into Apple Pay
Cards held in a third-party wallet such as a bank app can pay in-store only if they are routed through Apple Pay for a cost.
September 18, 2021 -
148Australia & NZACCC Authorises Amalgamation of BPAY, eftpos, NPPA
The ACCC said the merger will enable the three payment schemes to coordinate investment proposals, avoid duplicative spending, and likely result in public benefit.
September 15, 2021
