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Uruguay's Central Bank amended net minimum capital and risk limit rules for the electronic payment acquiring activity. The Central Bank of Uruguay acted through Board Resolution D-437-2025, a circular published in Spanish and translated into English. The resolution replaces articles 174 and 241 of the Compilation of Rules for Regulation and Control of the Financial System, excluding credits originating from the electronic payment acquiring activity from the calculation of the net minimum equity liability and from the applicable risk limits for credit management companies with larger assets. According to the summary, the measure seeks to eliminate a regulatory asymmetry between credit management companies and other entities that carry out multi-acquiring under the control of the Payment Systems Management, recognizing the risk mitigants of the acquiring business. It is the week's only record, so the week's weight sits entirely with Uruguay and this single central bank circular on capital and risk limits.
Uruguay
Amendments regarding Net Minimum Capital (RPNM) and risk limits for the acquiring activity
The Central Bank of Uruguay, through Board Resolution D-437-2025, replaces articles 174 and 241 of the Compilation of Rules for Regulation and Control of the Financial System to exclude credits originating from the electronic payment acquiring activity from the calculation of the net minimum equity liability and the applicable risk limits for credit management companies with larger assets. The measure seeks to eliminate a regulatory asymmetry between credit management companies and other entities that carry out multi-acquiring under the control of the Payment Systems Management, recognizing the risk mitigants of the acquiring business.
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