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UK payments regulator unveils competition reforms
Reforms aim to open up UK payments infrastructure to competition
BSP piles pressure on banks to adopt new chip technology
Philippines central bank imposes “hard deadline” for banks to migrate to EMV technology
Kazakh central bank to roll out blockchain-based savings
Central bank plans to allow public to directly trade short-term notes
The ECB must reform Target2 to make it sustainable
Target2 has emerged as eurozone’s financing entity for structural balance-of-payments gaps
Swedish clearing system puts infrastructure at risk – Riksbank
“Inflexible” system could damage conduct of monetary policy, says Swedish central bank
Financial integration will strengthen region – Thai governor
Santiprabhob says policies need to “converge” to create integrated market
MAS’s DLT project posts successful results
Network issues digital Singapore dollars across a DLT network to settle interbank debts
Pure DLT systems not yet suitable for wholesale payments – Bank of Canada
The current state of distributed ledger technology makes it too inefficient to run as a pure system, researchers say
Bank Negara governor defends efforts to curb NDF market
Malaysian central bank will continue its actions to improve market mechanism
DLT expert: central banks should consider wider uses than just payments
Instead of payments, central banks should look to implement DLT for identity document transfer, says Michael Mainelli
Digital currency could remove need for positive inflation target, economists argue
Proposed digital currency framework eliminates the need for “inflation buffer”
Kashkari has inflation concerns about bitcoin
The potential of digital currencies lies with underlying infrastructure, Minneapolis Fed president says
BoE opts out of distributed ledger tech for new RTGS system
New central infrastructure needed for RTGS revival, BoE says
All aboard the blockchain
Underpinning architecture of bitcoin and other crypto-currencies – distributed ledger technology – has potential to revolutionise digital payments
Swift to ‘streamline’ cross-border payments with DLT framework
Swift to launch blockchain proof of concept later this year
Lesotho launches new core banking system without a hitch
Intellect Design Arena’s QCBS will improve the “operational efficiency” of the African central bank
Brazil stands out for ‘pioneering work’ in trade reporting – FSB
Peer review finds the South American nation is a leader in the field
Central Bank of Iceland picks SIA for payments overhaul
RTGS revamp will see a single system handle both high- and low-value payments
UK competition authority approves VocaLink sale
Decision clears way for MasterCard to acquire the provider of UK payments infrastructure
BoE proposes ‘amended’ sharia-compliant fund
UK central bank could launch fund as soon as 2018, consultation paper says
Danes claim top spot for EU card payments
Danish people use cards more than any other European Union nation
Macedonia links up with EU payment infrastructure
Central bank announces local interbank payment system will connect with Target2 via Bank of Italy
Kenya’s Imperial Bank given 90-day lifeline
High court extends commercial bank’s receivership to allow shareholders and receiver to reach agreement
Bundesbank president: blockchain brings benefits and pitfalls
Technology has the potential to make financial markets “faster” and “more efficient”