International

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

    By Editors | 13/07/2022

    Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    GCFFC Offers Recommendations on Improving AML Effectiveness

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2022

    PPPs could benefit from the FATF providing a clearer endorsement of their benefits within the global framework, the paper says.

    CBDCs

    New Report Offers Guidance to Central Banks on CBDC Design

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A report from CPMI, BISIH, IMF and World Bank assesses the options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs, to ensure they improve cross-border payments.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Crypto Firm Celsius Network Accused of Running Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A lawsuit filed by a former Celsius money manager says the company mismanaged customer funds, failed to perform basic internal auditing, and manipulated crypto-assets.

    Payments & Settlements

    CPMI Offers Global Framework for Interlinking Payment Systems

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    The growing use of APIs and the adoption of ISO 20022 have opened up new possibilities for facilitating payment system interlinking, CPMI says.

    Operational Risk

    IOSCO Issues Op Resilience Guidance for Markets, Intermediaries

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    IOSCO has set out observations and lessons learned from the pandemic response to help inform future operational resilience arrangements.

    Cryptocurrency

    FSB Issues Statement on Crypto Assets Ahead of G20 Meeting

    By Editors | 11/07/2022

    The statement clarifies that so-called stablecoins and other crypto-assets “do not operate in a regulation-free space”.

    Payments & Settlements

    FSB Urges Adoption of LEI in Cross-border Payments

    By Editors | 10/07/2022

    Using the LEI in cross-border payments could facilitate straight-through processing, reduce costs, increase transaction speeds, and facilitate KYC compliance.

    ESG Data

    NGFS Issues Final Report on Bridging Climate-related Data Gaps

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2022

    The largest gaps are for biophysical impact, emissions and geospatial data types, which affect use cases such as investment and lending decisions and exposure quantification.

    Cryptocurrency

    Crypto Firm Voyager Digital Files for Bankruptcy, FDIC Opens Probes

    By Editors | 08/07/2022

    Voyager previously used wording on a company web page implying that deposit protection could apply in the event of the company’s own failure.

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