Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures

    Market Infrastructure

    BIS, MAS Set Out Blueprint for Cross-border Payments

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/07/2021

    BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre and MAS have published a blueprint that could make real-time cross-border payments a reality in the next two to four years.

    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI, IOSCO Identify Shortcomings in FMI Business Continuity Plans

    By Editors | 22/07/2021

    Some FMIs do not fully meet expectations with respect to recovery from operational incidents, such as natural disasters or IT systems outage.

    Big Picture

    Multilateral Collaboration Essential for CBDC Development

    By Editors | 13/07/2021

    A new report from CPMI, BIS Innovation Hub, the IMF and the World Bank highlights the need for multilateral collaboration and interoperability between CBDCs.

    Market Infrastructure

    MAS Consults on Revised Reporting Rules for OTC Derivatives

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2021

    The amendments aim to facilitate the aggregation of OTC derivatives data through standardisation and harmonisation of data elements by incorporating the CPMI-IOSCO technical guidance.

    Market Infrastructure

    Regulatory Harmonisation Critical to OTC Derivatives Reporting

    By Priya Kundamal | 11/06/2021

    The fragmentation of trade reporting rules and the lack of a common data set across jurisdictions hinders transparency and global risk monitoring, writes DTCC’s Priya Kundamal.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Standard-setters Examine Margin Practices of Market Participants

    By Editors | 08/05/2021

    Market participants are invited to complete a survey as part of a review of margining practices in cleared and uncleared markets.

    Big Picture

    Industry Body Outlines Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management

    By Editors | 08/05/2021

    The best practices cover governance, model validation, annual credit reviews, operational capabilities, risk management, and portfolio monitoring.

    Market Infrastructure

    Mitigating FX Settlement Risk in Japan’s Pensions Industry

    By Margaret Law | 06/05/2021

    Margaret Law and Makoto Miyazaki discuss the need for Japanese pension funds to adopt PvP settlement to mitigate FX settlement risk.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BIS, SWIFT Announce Winners of ISO 20022 Hackathon

    By Editors | 25/03/2021

    The winners were Atomic Wire, Mojaloop, Virtusa and AWS for solutions that help to enhance cross-border payments using ISO 20022 and APIs.

    Big Picture

    DTCC Proposes Plan to Harmonise Global Trade Reporting

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/03/2021

    DTCC proposes plan to eliminate cross-jurisdictional differences in trade reporting standards to boost transparency and the monitoring of systemic risk.

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