{"id":7168,"date":"2023-11-06T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2023-11-06T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T11:06:09","slug":"mma-signs-ips-participation-agreement-with-two-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=7168","title":{"rendered":"MMA signs IPS participation agreement with two banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has signed the Participation Agreement of the IPS &#8211; Favara with two banks.<\/p>\n<p>The IPS &#8211; Favara, was developed under the Maldives Payment System Development (MPSD) project to facilitate fast, convenient and secure payment services in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>The central bank onboarded both Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and The Mauritius Commercial Bank (Maldives) Private Limited (MCB) for the online payment network.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement signed with the banks stipulates the rights and obligations of the system participants.<\/p>\n<p>Pilot testing of the newly onboarded banks will commence from November 8, 2023 onwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has signed the Participation Agreement of the IPS &#8211; Favara with two banks. 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