The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority

This report aims at assisting Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to establish an effective oversight framework to monitor the different payment and settlement systems, payment instruments and payment service providers in the Maldives. The framework...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/986521571312012544/The-National-Payment-Systems-Oversight-Framework-for-the-Maldives-Monetary-Authority
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spelling okr-10986-326162021-05-25T09:28:56Z The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority World Bank Group PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEMIC RISK FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STANDARDS REGULATION FINANCIAL SUPERVISION This report aims at assisting Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to establish an effective oversight framework to monitor the different payment and settlement systems, payment instruments and payment service providers in the Maldives. The framework for oversight is based on the Bank for International Settlement-International Organization of Securities Commissions (BIS-IOSCO) 24 principles and analyzing the payments development in the Maldives, while emphasizing the importance of overseeing several critical aspects of payment systems which are not within the radar of the present oversight unit. The BIS-IOSCO principles that are specifically on oversight function are set out in section one. Section two discusses the background and the present payment landscape, legal status, and critically review the present oversight arrangement by MMA, its mandate and suggest areas of improvement for an improved and effective oversight function. Section three outlines the present and future challenges for payment and settlement oversight unit (PSSOU) and provides guidelines to overcome some of the challenges. Section four sets out recommendations to be adopted by PSSOU and section five articulates the most urgent tasks that should be undertaken by PSSOU and MMA to ensure an effective oversight on the national payments system (NPS) in the Maldives. 2019-10-23T20:55:55Z 2019-10-23T20:55:55Z 2019-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/986521571312012544/The-National-Payment-Systems-Oversight-Framework-for-the-Maldives-Monetary-Authority http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32616 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Financial Sector Assessment Program Economic & Sector Work South Asia Maldives
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topic PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM
SYSTEMIC RISK
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STANDARDS
REGULATION
FINANCIAL SUPERVISION
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SYSTEMIC RISK
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STANDARDS
REGULATION
FINANCIAL SUPERVISION
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The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
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description This report aims at assisting Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to establish an effective oversight framework to monitor the different payment and settlement systems, payment instruments and payment service providers in the Maldives. The framework for oversight is based on the Bank for International Settlement-International Organization of Securities Commissions (BIS-IOSCO) 24 principles and analyzing the payments development in the Maldives, while emphasizing the importance of overseeing several critical aspects of payment systems which are not within the radar of the present oversight unit. The BIS-IOSCO principles that are specifically on oversight function are set out in section one. Section two discusses the background and the present payment landscape, legal status, and critically review the present oversight arrangement by MMA, its mandate and suggest areas of improvement for an improved and effective oversight function. Section three outlines the present and future challenges for payment and settlement oversight unit (PSSOU) and provides guidelines to overcome some of the challenges. Section four sets out recommendations to be adopted by PSSOU and section five articulates the most urgent tasks that should be undertaken by PSSOU and MMA to ensure an effective oversight on the national payments system (NPS) in the Maldives.
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title The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
title_short The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
title_full The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
title_fullStr The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
title_full_unstemmed The National Payment Systems Oversight Framework for the Maldives Monetary Authority
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/986521571312012544/The-National-Payment-Systems-Oversight-Framework-for-the-Maldives-Monetary-Authority
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