IMF Working Papers

Oversight Issues in Mobile Payments

By Tanai Khiaonarong

July 15, 2014

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Tanai Khiaonarong. Oversight Issues in Mobile Payments, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2014) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

This paper examines oversight issues that underlie the potential growth and risks in mobile payments. International experience suggests that financial authorities can develop effective oversight frameworks for new payment methods to safeguard public confidence and financial stability by establishing: (i) a clear legal regime; (ii) proportionate AML/CFT measures to prevent financial integrity risks; (iii) fund safeguarding measures such as insurance, similar guarantee schemes, or “pass through” deposit insurance; (iv) contingency plans for operational disruptions; and (v) risk controls and access criteria in payment systems. Such measures are particularly important for low-income countries where diffusion is becoming more widespread.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Banking, Crime, Deposit insurance, Digital currencies, Financial crises, Financial markets, Mobile banking, Payment systems, Technology

Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Asia and Pacific, Card payment network, Customer funds, Deposit insurance, Digital currencies, East Asia, Global, Market potential, Mobile banking, Mobile payments, Oversight, Payment institution, Payment scheme, Payment service, Payment system, Payment systems, Payment transaction, Phone banking payment, Risks, Service provider, Sub-Saharan Africa, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    35

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2014/123

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2014123

  • ISBN:

    9781498392051

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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