All posts tagged "ECB"
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1.1KEurope16 Banks Announce Initiative to Digitalise Payments Across EU
The unified payment solution for consumers and merchants across Europe will encompass a payment card, digital wallet, and online and P2P payments.
July 6, 2020 -
1.1KFintech / RegtechJapan Megabanks to Collaborate on Cashless Payments
The project will explore the use of electronic money and digital currency to make banks and cashless payments services interoperable, and could evolve into the introduction of the 'digital yen'.
June 4, 2020 -
1.2KEuropeSWIFT Publishes Blueprint to Assist EU Banks in ISO 20022 Transition
SWIFT will provide new market practice guidelines and free validation and translation software to mitigate the impact of the ISO 20022 delay on EU banks.
May 22, 2020 -
1.3KEuropeEU Banking Bodies Request Delay of T2-T2S Consolidation Project
The associations have cited impacts from Covid-19 and SWIFT's decisions to delay ISO 20022 migration for cross-border payments as the primary reasons for the requested delay.
May 17, 2020 -
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ECB Seeks Further Guidance from SWIFT on ISO 20022 Delay
The request follows a March decision by SWIFT’s Board to extend the original timeline for implementation of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments by one year to end-2022.
May 6, 2020 -
673Australia & NZBanks Sufficiently Capitalised to Pay Dividend, says RBA Governor
Australian banks are well-capitalised and have the ability to pay dividends, says RBA governor Philip Lowe. ANZ, Westpac and NAB are reportedly engaging with APRA on the issue.
April 23, 2020 -
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ECB Officials Push for ‘Bad Bank’ to Clean Up NPLs – Report
ECB officials are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic will trigger a surge in NPLs that could hamper banks’ ability to lend.
April 22, 2020 -
706EuropeBanks Scrap Dividends, Buybacks Amid Regulatory Pressure
HSBC and Standard Chartered are among the banks that have scrapped their 2019/2020 dividends and agreed not to buy back shares.
April 2, 2020 -
797FeatureFed Establishes Repo Facility to Ease USD Funding Stress
Foreign central banks can temporarily exchange their US Treasury holdings with the Fed for US dollars, which can then be made available to institutions in their own jurisdictions.
April 1, 2020 -
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ECB Calls on Banks to Suspend Dividends, Buybacks for Six Months
Rabobank, ING, ABN Amro, UniCredit, Commerzbank, Banco Santander, KBC Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland have suspended dividend and buyback plans until 1 October.
March 31, 2020
