Payments
Syria adopts electronic payment system
Central bank says move will eventually aid country’s reintegration into global financial system
Mampho Modise on payments reforms and the hierarchy of money
Sarb's deputy governor discusses conflicting crypto directives, wholesale CBDC plans, expensive remittance and a Brics gold-backed settlement unit
BSP rolls out consumer bill payment and P2P transfer services
Central bank also increases value limit for B2B transfers under existing system
Southern African countries consider joining SADC-RTGS
Mauritius, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe could onboard their currencies
UAE’s cash card could function as surveillance tech, expert says
Central bank says new scheme will operate within legal framework for customer privacy
Bank of Russia confirms new crypto regime
Law forms part of de-dollarisation and alternative payments push as Moscow seeks new ways to evade sanctions
‘Tips clone’ developed by Bank of Italy goes live in Balkans
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro become first jurisdictions connected by payments system
Closer PBoC-CBL ties reflect China’s strategic aims, says expert
Central Bank of Libya to enter China’s payment system and bond market
ECB’s T2 suffers second ‘incident’ as Euronext reports outage
Euro and krone T2 settlements queued for 30–40 minutes following system update last month
‘Who pays?’ remains biggest puzzle of digital euro – panel
Specialists say successful payment systems solve problems for consumers and merchants
PBoC designates RMB clearing banks for Indonesia and Africa
Bank of China (Hong Kong), ICBC and Standard Bank to operate services for Chinese currency
SBP finds digital payments make up 92% of retail volumes
Mobile banking and e-money wallets dominate Pakistan’s digital payments landscape
RBI and Myanmar central bank discuss swap line
Indian ambassador meets with Burmese governor to discuss payments co-operation
Payments Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Additional data breakdowns reveal different approaches to payments across cohorts
Iceland joins Eurosystem’s Tips
Króna to become fifth currency compatible with instant payments settlement system in 2028
Tokenisation should be built into the two-tier system – BIS
Stablecoins not necessary for fast payments and programmability, institution says
Payments Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarks show continued efforts to upgrade systems in search of better cross-border payments
Nigeria should allow stablecoin innovation but manage risk – IMF
Institution sets out four steps to manage surging adoption of assets
Payments Benchmarks 2026 report – upgrades and alignment
Many payments upgrades are in the pipeline as central banks look for efficiency and interoperability
Trust must remain bedrock of monetary system – panel
Speakers emphasised need for regulatory alignment and common standards as payments evolve
Uganda announces next step towards ‘cashless’ society
Central bank says limits on withdrawals are part of strategy to fully ‘digitise’ payments system