FMI
New legislation to grant BoE more power over payments infrastructure
BoE’s Bailey details consolidation of core retail payment infrastructure
African regulators want regional regulatory structure – Basant Roi
“Political will” to support financial regulatory reform in Africa is “missing”, says Mauritius governor
LCH platform to provide risk calculations for margin hub
SwapAgent agrees to send standardised sensitivities for bilateral trades to AcadiaSoft for IM calls
Riksbank’s Skingsley says payments innovation needs balance
Central banks should use both “hands on” and “hands off” approaches, deputy says
Swift creates distributed ledger proof-of-concept
Swift to launch private distributed ledger network
FMI transparency needs to improve, Chile deputy says
Central bank leading by example with regard to improved FMI transparency and governance
RBI research arm tests blockchain for clearing, settlement
IDRBT releases white paper on applications of blockchain tech, examining the benefits for Indian financial sector
UK competition authority raises concern on VocaLink sale
Sale could harm competition on ATMs, CMA rules
US card fraud higher than in countries with chip technology – Fed study
Study finds card transactions are on the rise but cheques still important
French central bank reveals details of blockchain experiment
Banque de France teams up with fintech start-up to run distributed ledger tech through Sepa
BoJ and ECB collaborate on distributed ledger tech
Project will examine the possibility of running central bank infrastructure platforms in a DL environment
Bank of Japan to launch new website in time for 2017
New responsive design will include information from the old site displayed in new format
BoE’s Salmon seeks to fix deadline for delayed Libor replacement
Chris Salmon sets three-month target to finalise transition plan
UK’s PSR announces shake-up in provision of payment services
UK’s payment system regulator to open door to third-party providers to compete for projects
BoE’s Hauser praises plan for integrated retail payments scheme
Faster Payments, Bacs and Cheque Clearing to be integrated into one system, Hauser says
Federal Reserve conducts in-depth study into distributed ledger technology
Central bank publishes first paper discussing the benefits of distributed ledger technology in the realm of payments, and clearing and settlement
Malawi governor announces plans for central depository system
New system will provide security for transactions taking place in the market, Chuka says
Bank Negara Malaysia’s new site draws on award-winning designs
Responsive site launched after in-house team conducts benchmarking exercise on award-winning central bank sites
Dealers urge further clarity on rules for ailing CCPs
New European rules stop short of defining resolution triggers
CCP default risks not correlated, CFTC finds
Timothy Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures
MAS launches blockchain experiment
Central bank to build a proof-of-concept model to conduct interbank payments
Global forex code is ‘on track’, says Debelle
Work on the code has been “constructive and co-operative effort” from central banks and market participants, says RBA deputy
First BIS survey data on central clearing shows gaps remain
OTC derivatives surveys capture central clearing for first time
RBNZ’s Spencer sees need for better approach to FMI oversight
Central bank could gain new powers under proposed legislation