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RBA Glossary definition for fiscal transparency
fiscal transparency – The facility which enables investors and other interested parties to satisfy themselves as to the nature and quality of the decision process pursued by policy-makers in government or the corporate entity concerned. One of the 12 key standards identified by the Financial Stability Forum as the minimum required for good practice in sound financial systems. Fiscal transparency strengthens accountability of the government and decreases the risk of maintaining unsustainable policies.
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Report Highlights Benefits and Challenges of Interlinking Fast Payment Systems for Cross-border Payments
23 Apr 2024
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today released a report analysing the benefits, design choices and challenges associated with linking fast payment systems across countries.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2024/mr-24-07.html
Payments System Board Update: February 2024 Meeting
29 Feb 2024
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Today’s Payments System Board meeting discussed the annual review of payment systems operating in Australia, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) migration, FMI regulatory reforms, payments regulatory reform, policy issues regarding mobile
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2024/mr-24-03.html
Assessment of ASX Clearing and Settlement Facilities – October 2023
9 Oct 2023
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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).
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-27.html
BIS and Central Bank Partners to Explore Protocols for Embedding Policy and Regulatory Compliance in Cross-border Transactions
5 Oct 2023
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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.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-26.html
Promoting Competition in the Debit Card Market
21 Jun 2023
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Mastercard and Visa have each given undertakings to the Reserve Bank that they will not engage in ‘tying conduct’ involving their debit and credit card products.
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-15.html
Strengthening the RBA's Payments Infrastructure
30 May 2023
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In January 2023, the Reserve Bank of Australia commissioned a comprehensive review of the operating environment supporting the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS). This system is a critical part of Australias payments
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-12.html
Payments System Board Update: May 2023 Meeting
25 May 2023
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Today’s Payments System Board meeting discussed the Bank’s targeted self-assessment of Australia's real-time gross settlement system against the relevant international standards, the pricing of New Payments Platform services, competition in the
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-11.html
Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements: Conclusions Paper
24 Aug 2022
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The Reserve Bank has concluded its Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements. Today, it has released a Conclusions Paper setting out various changes that seek to ensure that banknote distribution is effective, efficient, sustainable and resilient
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2022/mr-22-26.html
Payments System Board Update: November 2021 Meeting
19 Nov 2021
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At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed the Bank's Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements, recent government reviews and inquiries dealing with payments issues, disclosure of new reliability statistics by retail payments
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2021/mr-21-27.html
New Statistical Disclosures on Retail Payment Service Reliability
15 Nov 2021
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New quarterly standardised statistics on the reliability of payment services provided to households and businesses are being published on the websites of individual service providers. These disclosures are intended to support transparency about
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2021/mr-21-25.html