At the RBA, Sarah Brown has been appointed as the Head of Banking.

The Reserve Bank of Australia welcomes the appointment of new members to the Governance Board and Monetary Policy Board.

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.25 per cent.

At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed a number of issues, including assessment of
the New Payments Platform, the RBA’s work to operationalise the Financial Market Infrastructure regulatory
reforms, central clearing of Australian bond and repo markets, the annual review of compliance with card payments
regulation, improving the security of card transactions in the online environment and enhancing cross-border
payments.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) today published a consultation paper which seeks industry feedback on a new research initiative, Project Acacia.

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.25 per cent.

Dr Meredith Beechey Österholm has been appointed to the new role of Head of Monetary Policy Strategy and Ms Nazmiye (Naz) Guler has been appointed Head of the Future Hub at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its central bank partners have successfully demonstrated with Project Mandala that regulatory compliance can be embedded in cross-border transaction protocols.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is commencing its Review into Retail Payments Regulation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is commencing its Review into Retail Payments Regulation.