Payments
Malaysia and Thailand join MAS digital payments initiative
BoT, BNM and World Bank join MAS project alongside eight private sector players
Atomic settlement: a solution to cross-border payment woes?
Experts say simultaneous settlement has the potential to improve cross-border frictions – so why are central banks lukewarm?
National Bank of Ethiopia joins Papss
Network says it will increasingly focus on boosting Africa’s connectivity with global payment systems
Success of Rwanda’s eKash comes from mandatory use – governor
Central bank learned from UPI and Pix on how to lower transaction costs on instant payment system
FSB warns global stablecoins remain untested in crisis
Complex cross-border regulatory structures have emerged, body says
Syria clamps down on unlicensed exchange and transfer activity
Central bank and interior ministry issue 755 warnings following field inspections
Russian finance ministry begins paying salaries in CBDC
All Russian citizens can request to convert salaries into digital ruble, ministry says
Commercial value must drive digital asset adoption – Mills
BoE’s executive director for FMI says bank will not pick winning token, ledger or business model
ECB and BCB to explore linking Tips and Pix
Feasibility assessment could take a year or more before link is approved
Indonesia holds and enacts new measures to protect rupiah value
Damayanti’s first rate decision as governor comes as BI and HKMA advance payments co-operation
Kenya publishes draft national payment system policy and law
Payment ecosystem should draw on lessons from India and Brazil, National Treasury says
Payment fraud rose 27% in 2025, says Irish central bank
Fraudulent cross-border transactions outside EEA grew by 54.8%, report shows
Colombian reserve requirements impact settlement timing – paper
Cut contributed to ‘pronounced shift’ towards late-day settlement, authors say
Visa joins MAS’s Bloom
Payments router announces participation in multi-currency tokenised deposit and stablecoin project
Leonie Dunn on Namibia’s technological advances
Deputy governor reflects on instant payments launch and digital transformation at the central bank, against a challenging macroeconomic backdrop
Syria adopts electronic payment system
Central bank says move will eventually aid country’s reintegration into global financial system
ECB flags risks to cash despite rise in acceptance
Central banks should take active role in preserving cash, spokesperson says
Brics in talks to link CBDCs and payments, says RBI governor
Central Bank of Brazil hunkers down on integrating Pix with other fast payment systems
Sarb governor outlines cautious stance on technological change
Kganyago sets out opportunities and risks of AI and stablecoins as Sarb marks 105th anniversary
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