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Regulatory Updates

Riksbank Borrowing Capacity Test: What Banks Must Verify About Central Bank Liquidity Access
June 14, 2026July 28, 2026

A bank can meet the liquidity coverage ratio every month and still be unable to draw central bank cash quickly when liquidity stress starts. Closing that gap is the whole point of the Riksbank borrowing capacity test. Drawing on a buffer through a central bank facility is a live process, and a process you never…
Payments & E-Money

ECB TARGET Services in 2025: What the Annual Report Means for Payment and Settlement Teams
June 13, 2026July 28, 2026

When a TARGET payment fails to settle, the operations team finds out before the supervisor does. A missed cut-off on the T2 large-value system, a securities leg that does not match in T2S, an instant payment that cannot reach a counterparty bank in another currency: these are the events that turn a quiet afternoon into…