Europe: ECB Annual Report 2016 — Payments and Distributed Ledger Technology
On April 12, 2017 the European Central Bank (ECB) published its annual report for 2016, …
UK: PSR Consults On Direct Debit Switching Rules
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has opened industry consultations on whether Bacs should be …
UK: Payment Systems Regulator Issues 2018 Access and Governance Report
On March 14, 2018, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) issued, for the third consecutive year, …
Australia: Issues in Payment Systems
Glenn Stevens, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, gave a speech on October …
Canada: Central Bank Launches a Consultation on Oversight of the Designated Payments System
The Bank of Canada has proposed criteria and risk management standards for prominent payment systems. …
Europe: It’s Not Just Customers’ Needs but Customers' Expectations, Says ECB
Yves Mersch, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), gave …
EPC Consultation on SEPA Euro Instant Credit Transfers
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published a public consultation on the Single Euro Payments …
Singapore: Consultation on Payments Framework and Establishment of National Payments Council
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a public consultation on the review of …
First Pan-European Instant Payments Scheme Launched
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Credit …