Instant payments
Mexico unveils measures to foster financial inclusion
Plan intends to promote digital payments, facilitate access to credit and deepen capital markets
Central Bank of Ireland gives go-ahead to Google payments
Tech giant awarded licence under PSD2
Riskbank studies joining eurozone instant payments platform
Adopting Tips could lead to efficiency gains for Sweden, central bank says
ECB launches eurozone real-time retail payments platform
ECB aims to prevent fragmentation of European real-time payments market
HKMA’s ‘e-wallet’ feature suspended weeks after launch - local media
“Autopay” feature of new payments system hit by fraud allegations; HKMA says security is robust
Payments changes far more important than bitcoin, Carstens says
Work on card and mobile phone payments is of “immense importance” – BIS general manager
What is driving the drop in UK cash volumes?
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Fed aims for real-time interbank settlement of faster payments
Brainard points to “growing gap” in US transaction capabilities
Mersch issues warning to European payment providers
European firms must innovate or risk being competed out of instant payment sector
Riksbank offers deposit facility to central counterparties
Measure intends to reduce impact of liquidity shocks in krona-denominated transactions
Foreign jurisdictions could disrupt European payments, Mersch warns
EU must end reliance on foreign-based payment card providers, ECB official says
Swedish deputy governor praises eurosystem’s instant payments project
Government involvement necessary for safe real-time payments, Jochnick says
Australian payments upgrade eases emergency payments – RBA deputy governor
New payments platform speeds payments between government agencies, Boulton says
A real-time payments revolution in Asia
Asian central banks have encouraged the development of instant payment systems to defend monetary policy transmission and counter cryptocurrency usage
Singapore central bank aims to eliminate cheques but not go cashless
MAS board member reveals new details of scheme to allow payments by QR codes
Sia given green light to access Eurosystem’s instant payment system
ECB permits first network provider to give access to new Tips platform
Riksbank considers joining eurozone’s real-time payments network
Stefan Ingves says central bank may have to investigate issuing a digital currency
Singapore and India launch fintech co-operation scheme
The countries plan to establish real-time payments links
DNB develops new instant payment network
Banks will be able to process payments within seconds by mid-2019, the central bank says, but evolution of cash infrastructure will continue
Swift starts work on pan-European real-time payment connectivity pilot
Messaging infrastructure aims to connect Tips and EBA Clearing’s RT1 system
Lack of demand reducing cash use in Sweden – analysts
Riksbank paper says technological change is rapidly changing payment patterns in the country
BoE outlines DLT proof of concept
Participants will access cloud-based platform which will simulate new RTGS system
Singapore to step up consumer protection on e-payments
Banks must offer users better protection measures, but users could also face fines for recklessness or carelessness
Australia’s real-time payment system goes live to the public
System built by Swift will process payments in less than a minute and will utilise new PayID technology; Osko is first application launched on new platform