Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures

Payments & Settlements

CPMI Publishes SLA Guidance for Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 30/04/2024

New CPMI report offers high-level recommendations on the design of service level agreements used in cross-border payment arrangements.

Structural Regulation

HKMA, SFC Planning Sept 2025 Rollout of New Derivatives Reporting Regime

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2024

HKMA and SFC propose to adopt a ‘big bang’ approach to implementation, rolling out the UTI, UPI, CDE and ISO 20022 requirements on 29 September 2025.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CPMI, IOSCO Propose “Effective” VM Practices for Cleared Markets

By Editors | 15/02/2024

The consultative report describes eight examples of effective practices for CCPs and their clearing members regarding variation margin processes and transparency.

Clearing & Post-Trade

BCBS, IOSCO Call for Best Practices in Non-Centrally Cleared Margin Processes

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 18/01/2024

Their report outlines eight recommendations for market practices, encouraging implementation without proposing policy changes to BCBS-IOSCO frameworks.

Clearing & Post-Trade

BIS Launches Consultation on Improving CCP Margin Requirements

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/01/2024

The report prepared by BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO has called for enhanced information sharing, better governance frameworks and greater transparency.

Structural Regulation

Teething Issues: OTC Derivatives Reporting Rewrites in APAC

By Manesh Samtani | 10/01/2024

The more challenging aspects of implementation involve jurisdiction-specific data fields, the UTI waterfall, UTI generation, and ISO 20022.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Early Testing Will Be Key to Derivatives Reporting Compliance

By Manesh Samtani | 04/01/2024

DTCC’s Chris Childs and Priya Kundamal say there is no replacement for early testing to ensure data and reporting systems are fit for purpose.

Market Data & Technology

CFTC Approves Rule to Allow UPI Use in Swaps Reporting

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/12/2023

The use of the UPI in the reporting of OTC derivatives in the US will start on 29 January 2024.

Stablecoins

CPMI Assesses Benefits of Stablecoins in Cross-border Payments

By Manesh Samtani | 05/11/2023

CPMI says stablecoins would not necessarily have a positive impact on cross-border payments even if they were properly designed and regulated.