2018 in Focus: Payments in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Despite the diversity of the Asian, Pacific, African and Middle Eastern markets, in all four …
Regulatory News Updates – December 21, 2018
Israel Gets Nod From Money Laundering Task Force, Becomes Full Member
Israel has received top grades in a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) appraisal of its …
Israel: FATF Publishes Mutual Evaluation Report – December 2018
On December 10, 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released the mutual evaluation report …
Central Bank Digital Currencies 'Could Be 20 Years Away'
The prospect of central banks issuing their own digital currency remains distant, as central banks …
Israel: Central Bank Issues Report on Examination of Central Bank Digital Currencies
On November 6, 2018 the Bank of Israel published a summary of the work that …
Israel: Central Bank Introduces Amendments to Directive on Merchant Acquirers and Acquiring Payment Card Transactions
On November 1, 2018, the Banking Supervision Department within the Bank of Israel published draft …
Israeli Acquirers Hit With Flurry Of Anti-Fraud Efforts
Acquirers have found themselves the focus of recent Israeli efforts to protect against payment fraud …