FMI
Central banks, FMIs and the ‘green’ agenda
Collective efforts are needed to transform the environmental footprint of payment networks, writes Biagio Bossone
FedNow – at last
The instant payment system might help fix the US’s rusty payment rails, but it also faces competition, says Dave Birch
FSB proposes global standard to tackle failed CCPs
Report warns authorities not to rely on any single tool but adopt a “toolbox approach”
Vietnam joins South-east Asian cross-border payment bloc
Six Asian central banks have joined forces to build faster and cheaper cross-border payments
CPMI-Iosco report surveys CCP tools for ‘non-default losses’
Losses from investment risk or cyber attacks could threaten a CCP’s survival, report says
BoE’s RTGS system goes down for nearly six hours
Database problem prevented high-value payment system from opening at usual time
High-frequency traders impose costs on others – BIS paper
Study of dark pools finds HFTs almost never provide liquidity, while raising the cost for all
PBoC eyes further opening of onshore repo for foreign investors
Chinese central bank gives first official signal it is looking at Swap Connect-style scheme for repo
Payments Benchmarks 2023 – executive summary
Payments are undergoing rapid technological change, creating opportunities – and challenges
More central clearing could have eased Covid shock – BoE paper
Efficiencies for dealer balance sheets could allow banks to play greater stabilising role, authors say
China and Hong Kong set to launch Swap Connect
New trading link will make it easier for foreign investors to hedge interest rate risks
Fed triennial study shows rapid growth in electronic payments
ACH payments contributed to 90% of non-cash payment value increases in three years
China and Brazil set up infrastructure for renminbi clearing
Move comes as renminbi overtakes euro as Brazil’s second largest reserve currency
ECB hails launch of new wholesale settlement system
Eurosystem’s new RTGS system and liquidity management tool went live on March 20
FSB sets ‘priority actions’ for global payments reform
Broad study of interoperability and alignment has been narrowed down to specific actions
PBoC releases draft rules for Swap Connect
Foreign access to onshore CNY swaps limited to interbank bond market users, while Isda docs aren’t ruled out
Lawmakers join pushback over SEC dealer rule
Bipartisan letter to Treasury says proposal would damage market liquidity
Cash demand solid despite digitalisation, CPMI finds
Latest ‘red book’ statistics show rapid growth in cashless payments, but demand for cash still resilient
CPMI and Iosco raise ‘serious’ concern over cyber security flaw
Global bodies say several FMIs have vulnerabilities in their cyber security
RBA to review payment system after outage
Central bank apologises for October incident that saw 500,000 payments delayed
BoE paper finds U-shaped collateral impact from central clearing
Centrally clearing all derivatives trades does not necessarily free up the most collateral