CLS, a financial market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions across the global FX ecosystem, today announces its working group of 12 settlement members with global operations is participating in a pilot to evaluate potential payment-versus-payment (PvP) solutions for currencies that are not currently eligible for CLSSettlement. The pilot, which started in June, is using trade data from each participating settlement member to better inform the overall design of the optimal solution.

Recent public policy proposals acknowledge the need for greater PvP adoption, including building block 9, “Facilitating increased adoption of PvP”, and related action items in the Financial Stability Board’s Cross Border Payments Roadmap. The Global Foreign Exchange Committee has recently published an updated version of the FX Global Code. The latest version includes changes to the settlement risk principles, including greater emphasis on the use of PvP mechanisms where available, and provides more detailed guidance on the management of settlement risk where PvP settlement is not used.

CLS established the working group in late 2020 in response to input from market participants and several public policy initiatives to encourage PvP adoption. CLS has also recently completed the next stage in its multi-year technology investment program to deliver one of the most sophisticated, flexible and resilient post-trade technology infrastructures in the industry.

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https://www.cls-group.com/news/cls-announces-collaboration-with-12-global-banks-to-pilot-pvp-solution-for-a-wider-range-of-currencies-and-market-participants/