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Payments & Settlements
ECB Analyses Options for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
Bitcoin and stablecoins are “unlikely” to be the “holy grail” of cross-border payments. Interlinked domestic payment systems and interoperable CBDCs show the most promise.
Anti-Money Laundering
FFIS Takes Stock of AML & Fraud Data Sharing Platforms
By Editors | 03/08/2022
New paper covers 15 different private-private financial information sharing platforms across the US, UK, Singapore, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia and Australia.
Trading & Investment
Moscow Exchange Commences Trading in First Yuan Bonds
By Editors | 03/08/2022
Yuan-denominated bonds will open up an additional source of FX liquidity for Russian borrowers, who have been cut off from the dollar, euro and other foreign currencies.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Imposes New Round of Sanctions Against Russia
By Editors | 03/08/2022
The sanctions target Kremlin-connected elites, including retired Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, who is understood to be Putin’s girlfriend.
Payments & Settlements
CPMI Explores Options, New Solutions to Increase PvP Adoption
By Editors | 02/08/2022
CPMI received “numerous promising proposals” for new solutions that may be capable of processing FX transactions that currently settle on a non-PvP basis.
Climate Risk
Pilot Indicators Launched to Track Banks’ Net Zero Transition
By ESG Investor | 01/08/2022
The IIGCC and TPI have launched an investor-led framework of pilot indicators to assess banks on the transition to net zero.
Sustainable Finance
High Definition: Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?
By Editors | 01/08/2022
As countries move at different speeds towards developing their own standards, is this multiplicity an obstacle to a greener future?
Reporting & Disclosures
Banking on a Sustainable Future
By Editors | 27/07/2022
Organisastions are faced with the challenge of understanding the nuances of regulations and ensuring they have sufficient capacity to apply them in daily business activities.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Issues Final AML Guidance for Real Estate Sector
By Editors | 27/07/2022
The guidance sets out the primary risks for the real estate sector and the measures needed to take adequately mitigate these risks.
Cryptocurrency
WEF Consortium Assesses Macro Impact of Crypto, Stablecoins
By Editors | 26/07/2022
Allowing crypto and stablecoins to play a role in the economy will bring the “highest macroeconomic net benefit to society”, the research finds.
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