Appointment of Head of Payments Settlements Department

Sarah Harris has been appointed to the position of Head of Payments Settlements at the Reserve Bank of Australia. This position was previously held by Greg Johnston, who is now leading the program of work designed to strengthen the RBA’s payments infra… Continue reading →

Harmonised ISO 20022 Data Requirements to Enhance Cross-border Payments

Media Release Number 2023-28: The Reserve Bank welcomes the publication today of harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for cross-border payments by the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures (“CPMI ISO 2002… Continue reading →

Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – October 2023

Media Release Number 2023-27: The Reserve Bank of Australia today released the 2023 Assessment of the ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities. This assesses the performance of the ASX CS Facilities against the Bank’s Financial Stability Standards (FSS)…. Continue reading →

BIS and Central Bank Partners to Explore Protocols for Embedding Policy and Regulatory Compliance in Cross-border Transactions

Media Release Number 2023-26: The BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre, Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of Korea, Bank Negara Malaysia, and Monetary Authority of Singapore today launched Project Mandala. Continue reading →

Statement by Michele Bullock, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.00 per cent. Continue reading →

The Australian Debit Card Market: Default Settings and Tokenisation – Conclusions Paper

The Reserve Bank of Australia has released a Conclusions Paper setting out the conclusions of its recent public consultation on options for further enhancing the competitiveness, efficiency and safety of Australia’s debit card market. Continue reading →

Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.00 per cent. Continue reading →

Reserve Bank and Digital Finance CRC Complete CBDC Research Project

The RBA and the DFCRC today released a report on the findings from a research project that explored potential use cases for a CBDC in Australia. Continue reading →

Payments System Board Update: August 2023 Meeting

Today’s Payments System Board meeting discussed the annual Assessment of the ASX clearing and settlement facilities against the Financial Stability Standards, the oversight of international financial market infrastructures, prominent payment systems, c… Continue reading →

Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.00 per cent. Continue reading →

 

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