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Thai MPC split over rate hikes, minutes show
Minority of committee members voted for policy rate rise at last meeting
The Central Banking Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the ninth annual Central Banking Awards
Rates round-up: RBI adds 50bp to main rate
Chile announces eighth rate hike; Thai PM reveals rate hold early; and more
Sovereign green bonds: the reserve portfolio’s panacea?
German, Swedish, Danish and UK debt managers speak to Victor Mendez-Barreira about ‘twin bonds’ and other efforts to solve green bond liquidity concerns
Tech talent: a global bottleneck for central banks?
Central banks are struggling to recruit people with the right fintech expertise. The search for talent may also create new ethical challenges in managing links to industry
Mitigating regulatory risks of mobile payments
Third-party payment providers need to give up data to supervisors to prevent fraud
Central Banking Awards 2022: final winners unveiled
Prizes for Central bank of the year, Lifetime achievement, Transparency, Economics and more
Lifetime achievement: Stanley Fischer
Fischer has had a profound impact on monetary economics and central banking during his prolific career
Initiative: BoT and MAS’s PromptPay-PayNow link
Connecting the two nations’ instant payment systems is empowering citizens
Bank of Thailand and finance ministry delay PayPal suspension
PayPal Thailand must comply with KYC regulations by end of year, central bank says
Transactional cash usage ebbs and flows in response to Covid-19
The proportion of payments made in cash ranged from 3% to 88%
Central bank communications ‘after’ Covid
From crisis responses to coping with sudden digitisation, Covid-19 forced central bank comms teams to innovate fast. How much of it will stick?
Bank of Thailand raises LTV ratio cap as recovery slows
Central bank says home loan measure has limited risks despite high household debt
Thailand and Malaysia invite banks to operate across borders
Banks can operate in host country with greater access and flexibility under Asean initiative
Thai regulators aim to create ‘green’ taxonomy
Central bank and other regulators pledge to encourage sustainable investment
Bank of Thailand to test retail CBDC
Thai central bank will invite firms to participate in testing prototype in 2022
Bank of Thailand calls for additional $30 billion borrowing
Debt totalled 54% of GDP by June, putting pressure on the 60% ceiling
Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said the technology underpinning their RTGS system was developed solely by a third party or in collaboration with the central bank
Real-time payment systems for the real world
ACI Worldwide has joined forces with Mastercard to create a unique partnership capable of leading the world towards advancing the on-demand economy through payment system modernisation.
Bank of Thailand holds main rate in split vote
Growth forecast dives again as Thailand battles Covid-19 surge
Colombian central bank joins DLT bond issuance pilot
Technology could cut costs and offer faster processing, traceability, security and risk management
Recipe for a chief (fin)tech officer
Private-sector experience, a knowledge of supervision and a zest for innovation are key ingredients for a chief fintech officer
Malaysia and Thailand launch real-time cross-border payments
Central banks reach milestone for Asean payment connectivity plan
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with