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Carney pledges to push BoE FX investigations 'all the way'
Bank of England governor Mark Carney pledges to get to the bottom of allegations that UK central bank condoned market manipulation in FX markets
Target2 'filled in' balance of payments gaps during euro crisis, NY Fed paper finds
Federal Reserve Bank of New York study finds adjustment to the pullback of private capital during the euro crisis made less harsh by Target2
RBA takes next step in opening up payments market
Shake-up of access regimes aims to give more room for competition in the Australian payments market; proposed changes still need amendments to legislation to go ahead
BoE launches banknote security app
Bank of England launches an interactive application for use on mobile devices that helps the public identify security features on its banknotes
Serbian central bank sets up overdraft charge comparator
National Bank of Serbia extends comparison services to let consumers compare overdraft facility interest rates in bid to reduce bank charges across the board
Banxico deputy wants 'prudent' deepening of credit markets
Bank penetration in Mexico remains low compared with other emerging markets, but 'prudence is sine qua non' for expanding financial inclusion, says Manuel Sánchez
Armenia pips Kazakhstan to coin award
Central Bank of Armenia commemorative coin triumphs over National Bank of Kazakhstan offering in an Italian competition for Best Coin of the Year
Mersch cautiously optimistic on RMB internationalisation
Renminbi internationalisation could bring benefits both to China and outsiders, ECB board member says, if Chinese reforms continue and investors take care
Georgians vote on new currency symbol
National Bank of Georgia has shortlisted five designs in the race to represent the national currency, the lari
Europe card fraud up after five-year decline, ECB data show
Growth in online shopping blamed for increase in card payments fraud, which totalled €1.33 billion within the Single Euro Payments Area in 2012 - up 21% on the previous year
Sepa obstacles have 'not evaporated completely’, warns Finland paper
Bank of Finland researcher finds the advent of the Single Euro Payments Area has not removed all of the barriers to ‘a true domestic products and services market’
Singapore unveils faster payments service
The Association of Banks in Singapore says ‘almost immediate’ payments service for interbank transfers will launch in the middle of the year
Kazakhstan aims for hat-trick in banknote beauty parade
The International Bank Note Society judges newly issued banknotes on aesthetic and security grounds; Solomon Islands among those aiming to wrest crown from the Kazakhs
Nigerian RTGS joins Swift
The country's adoption of the global payment platform yesterday is expected to improve settlement security and discourage the use of cash payments in the longer term
Central Bank of Oman's Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali on the dollar, financial stability and Islamic finance
The Central Bank of Oman remains committed to the dollar as it moves to improve governance, liquidity management and Islamic finance in the sultanate, its executive president tells Chris Jeffery
National Bank of Belgium sells iconic Antwerp building
Belgium’s central bank has closed its Antwerp branch as part of its ongoing consolidation process, and will now sell the distinctive triangular building
Rajan looks to mobile banking for financial inclusion
Reserve Bank of India governor says that India is not ‘where it should be’ on mobile payments and calls on telecom firms to help drive the proliferation of cheap and safe payments
CLS set to add Russian ruble in November, source says
Industry settlement utility CLS is poised to add the ruble to its currency universe in November
Governors grapple with regulatory implications of African mobile money growth
African central bank heads agree to develop comparative surveys of mobile money regulation, as mobile banking takes off
ECB ‘strongly supports’ new payments directive
The European Central Bank gives its backing to a new payments directive that aims to create a more integrated European market for electronic payments
Fed proposals for updated payments system meets with mixed response
Some industry practitioners tell Fed it should move faster on payments reform, though others argue if it isn't broken, don't fix it
Bank of England says BBA could co-ordinate response to banking cyber attacks
Sweeping exercise aimed at preparing UK banks against attacks against financial infrastructure by ‘hostile nation state' also sees some firms struggle with new dual regulatory structure
Banque de France official: Sepa delays incur 'collective cost'
Denis Beau says the market participants that missed the February 1 deadline for migration to the new credit transfer and direct debit schemes should switch as soon as possible
RBI’s Joshi calls for ‘revamped’ bank structures
Deepali Pant Joshi tells Indian banks to enhance their financial inclusion efforts by hiring a ‘separate cadre of staff’ to provide banking services to far-flung rural areas