BNM revises RENTAS retail-settlement balance rules and FRPS+ charges from 1 September
Bank Negara Malaysia has reissued the Operational Procedures for MYR settlement in RENTAS, effective 1 September 2026. Version 1.9 is a narrow but operationally material update touching the Near Real Time Settlement module's balance mechanics, third-party payment messaging and the fee schedule. If you run treasury or payments operations against a RENTAS settlement account, these changes affect intraday funding and cost.
- Version 1.9 takes effect on 1 September 2026 and binds all RENTAS participants under section 35 FSA and section 45 IFSA.
- Clause 38.15 revises the NRTS minimum-balance mechanism and calculation formula and updates the maximum-balance threshold.
- Appendix II adds sweep-in and sweep-out charges and updates effective charges for FRPS+ utilisation and FRPS+ Overnight Charges.
- Guideline I on MYR Third Party Payments adds guidance on the usage of IFT04 in pacs.009.001.08.
Executive summary
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has reissued the Operational Procedures for Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Settlement in the Real Time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities System (RENTAS), reference BNM/RH/PD 028-28, issued and effective on 1 September 2026. The document applies to…
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https://www.bnm.gov.my/documents/20124/943361/op-myr-stlmt-rentas_2_26.pdfRead by Regulus 19 Oct 2026 at 05:02 UTC
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