BANXICO
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Card clearinghouse rules enter second public consultation
Banco de México opened a second public consultation on draft rules for card payment clearinghouses on August 27, 2026.
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RBI
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India launches ₹30,000 crore bond buyback across four papers
The Government of India has announced an auction to buy back dated government securities for an aggregate amount of ₹30,000 crore on September 3, 2026.
HKMA
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Asian officials address AI and transition finance in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, AMRO, ADBI and SEACEN hosted more than 35 senior regional officials for their fourth financial leadership program from August 25 to 28, 2026.
CBR
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Over 10,000 illicit trades in OGK-2 shares trigger regulatory bans
The Bank of Russia has established market manipulation by K.V. Mikhailov and A.I. Mikhailova in PJSC OGK-2 shares on the Moscow Exchange.
BANXICO
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Draft rules lower card fees and enforce terminal interoperability
Banco de México and the CNBV opened a public consultation on August 27, 2026, on draft rules designed to lower card processing costs and enforce point-of-sale interoperability across all payment networks.
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BOE
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November 2026 RTGS standards release deferred in full
A planned upgrade to the UK Real-Time Gross Settlement system and CHAPS messaging has been deferred in its entirety from November 2026.
CBR
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Illegal finance projects fall 31 percent as loan shark offers double
Illegal financial schemes in Russia fell 31 percent to 2,900 cases in the first half of 2026, driven by prompt shutdowns of Ponzi websites.
RBI
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Private corporate sales growth accelerates to 19.4 percent
Sales growth across 3,247 listed Indian private non-financial companies accelerated to 19.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026-27. The Reserve Bank of India reported that manufacturing and IT services drove the expansion.
ECB
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Rates held steady as headline inflation eases to 2.8 percent
The European Central Bank kept its key interest rates unchanged at its July 2026 meeting following a rate increase in June.
HKMA
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36 agentic AI use cases selected for Hong Kong sandbox trials
Hong Kong financial regulators have selected 36 use cases for the first cohort of the GenA.I. Sandbox++.
EBA
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Budget discharge approved as unfunded regulatory mandates mount
European Parliament lawmakers granted discharge to the European Banking Authority for the 2024 financial year on August 17, 2026.