Central Banking

Oman plans new settlement system

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) plans to introduce a real time gross settlement (RTGS) system for faster inter-bank transactions, a report said.

This is part of a larger plan to introduce electronic funds transfer in the Sultanate, according to the report in the Oman Daily Observer.

RTGS, which is a core module for introducing electronic funds transfer, is expected to settle dealings on a continuous basis among different banks, Iqbal Ali Khamis, vice-president of the CBO, was quoted ass saying by the report.

The central bank is discussing with the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) about providing a dedicated extranet virtual private network (VPN) for the proposed on-line electronic settlement system for banks, which will be routed through the CBO, he said.

He was presenting a paper on 'the role of the central bank in creating a secure and transparent environment to help business in Oman.' The event was organised by Oman TradaNet (OTN).

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