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CPMI-IOSCO Publishes for Consultation Updated Guidance and Public Disclosures to Implement Initial Margin Proposals

May 6, 2026/IOSCO CPMI-IOSCO is seeking input from interested stakeholders on amendments to CCP-related resilience guidance and public quantitative disclosures requirements. The proposed amendments incorporate relevant proposals from the BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO final report Transparency and responsiveness of initial margin in centrally cleared markets, published in January 2025.1 CPMI-IOSCO invite comments on the proposed amendments by 30 June […]

Kenya’s First Private-Sector Agri-Focused Securitisation Reaches First Close at KES 276 Million

Kaleidofin, IDH Farmfit Fund and Apollo Agriculture announce landmark local currency transaction to strengthen smallholder farmer finance in Kenya May 6, 2026/Kaleidofin Private Limited Fintech platform, Kaleidofin, has closed Kenya’s first private-sector local currency securitisation in the smallholder agriculture sector, in partnership with agri-finance company Apollo Agriculture and with investment […]

Passpoint Announces The Financial Orchestration Layer For Africa, Europe, And The G20

The financial infrastructure company unifies payments, compliance, liquidity, and settlement into a single programmable control plane, processing billions in annualised volume across 16 corridors for 300 plus merchants globally May, 2026/Passpoint Passpoint, the financial infrastructure company building the orchestration layer for cross-border financial operations, today announced its formal positioning as […]