banking system in Myanmar has been moving forward from the traditional cashbased settlement to electric-based settlement. However, a domestic retail funds
transfer system corresponding to Zengin-Net in Japan isn’t existing in Myanmar, so
the development of small payment system hasn’t caught up with the current retail
banking improvement.
The second point is the transformation of overseas movement. Typical case is
“Progress Report on Establishing a Regional Settlement Intermediary and Next
Steps: Implementing Central Securities Depository-Real-Time Gross Settlement
Linkages in ASEAN+3” released by ASEAN+3 CSIF (Cross-Border Settlement
Infrastructure Forum). This report shows a roadmap and time schedule for the
development of cross-border settlement infrastructure within the region. CBM may
also be required to go along with the roadmap, for example, adapting ISO20022,
developing CDS-RTGS link and connecting with other central banking systems.
The third point is the movement of upgrading CBS by commercial banks in Myanmar.
Commercial banks have introduced packaged core banking software and improved
the efficiency and autonomy of their business process. On the other hand, as CBMNET isn’t connected to CBSs of commercial banks, STP (straight through processing)
between CBM-NET and commercial bank’s systems isn’t currently applicable, thus
it may lead to less transaction volumes than expected.
The fourth point is the movement of upgrading central bank payment/settlement
systems in foreign countries. One example is liquidity saving facilities (LSF) that
allow banks to settle transactions with low liquidity. LSF has been introduced
mainly among developed countries which have large transaction volume (Japan:
2008, Korea: 2009, UK: 2013). Other requirements from CBM such as warehouse
function of forward dating transactions and 24-hour operation seem to be in the same
context.
The fifth point is the further requirement of promoting efficiency and BPR (business
process re-engineering) of CBM internal operations. Introduction of CBM-NET and
accounting system enable CBM staff to transform their operations from manualbased into system-based. However, automatic data linkage between CBM-NET and
accounting system hasn’t been implemented yet, and the data transfer is conducted
manually. Implementing automatic data linkage may have beneficial effect on the
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