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Market Infrastructure
CPMI Advances Work on Enhancing Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 13/05/2022
A final report has been issued on extending RTGS operating hours, and another offering a framework for jurisdictions to self-assess payment system access.
Market Infrastructure
US, Europe to Pilot Real-time Cross-border Payments This Year
By Editors | 03/05/2022
The IXB pilot service will initially support instant payments in the USD-EUR corridor, with a full-service offering expected in 2023.
Big Picture
Standard-setters Assess Adequacy of CCP Resolution Tools
By Editors | 10/03/2022
New report analyses default and non-default loss scenarios potentially extreme enough to require the use of CCP recovery and resolution tools.
Fintech / Regtech
Crypto-related Financial Stability Risks are Increasing: FSB
By Manesh Samtani | 16/02/2022
Crypto-related financial stability risks could “rapidly escalate”, underscoring the need for “timely and pre-emptive” evaluation of possible policy responses.
Big Picture
Capital Controls Slowing Down Cross-Border Payments: CPMI
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/02/2022
Using SWIFT gpi datasets, CPMI identified capital controls, longer bank offline hours, and batch processing as factors that slow down cross-border payments.
Big Picture
CPMI Reviews Developments in Retail Fast Payment Systems
By Editors | 14/12/2021
The implementation of retail FPS across the globe has risen from under a dozen jurisdictions in 2010 to around 60 in 2021.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI to Define Service Level Template for Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 13/12/2021
Agreed service levels will establish consistency and certainty for all cross-border payment stakeholders based on a common framework, CPMI says.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI, IOSCO Consider Client Clearing Access Models
By Editors | 29/11/2021
Improving access to client clearing is “critical” to ensuring all standardised OTC derivatives contracts are cleared through CCPs.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI Proposes to Extend & Align RTGS Operating Hours
By Editors | 19/11/2021
CPMI proposes to align RTGS operating hours so they can be used for cheaper, faster, and safer cross-border payments.
Capital / Liquidity
International Standard Setters Launch Review into Margin Practices
By Editors | 26/10/2021
While centrally cleared and non-centrally cleared markets faced similar levels of volatility in March and April 2020, IM requirements increased significantly only for centrally cleared derivatives.
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