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    Fintech / Regtech

    FSB Finalises Third-Party Risk Management Toolkit

    05/12/2023

    Tools are provided to help FIs identify critical services and manage third-party risks, and to help regulators supervise such risks.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    HKMA, BOT Launch Cross-border QR Payment Linkage

    05/12/2023

    Travellers from Thailand and Hong Kong can make retail payments by using their mobile banking apps to scan the Hong Kong and Thai QR codes displayed by merchants.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Cristiano Ronaldo Facing Class Action Over Binance Endorsement

    04/12/2023

    The $1bn lawsuit claims the endorsement led the plaintiffs to make loss-making investments, including in “CR7” branded NFTs.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    MAS Launches Coalition to Test Carbon Credits for Coal Phase-Out

    04/12/2023

    Two pilot projects will be undertaken to test the use of transition credits to help finance the early retirement of coal-fired plants.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Emerging Market FIs to Get ‘Enhanced’ Climate Finance Assistance

    04/12/2023

    International organisations including the World Bank, IMF, GFANZ and others will provide enhanced capacity building support to financial institutions in EMDEs.

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    AML / KYC

    OCBC Files Suit Against Money Laundering Suspect – Report

    04/12/2023

    The suspect was among the ten Chinese-born individuals arrested in August for offences including money laundering and forgery.

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    Market Infrastructure

    StanChart HK Becomes Participant of China’s CIPS

    04/12/2023

    The bank is the first and only foreign bank in the offshore market to directly participate in CIPS.

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    Sanctions

    US Lawmakers Call for Sanctions on Chinese Drone Maker

    04/12/2023

    Autel Robotics and its US subsidiary are engaged in a variety of sanctionable activities, a House of Representatives letter claims.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    World Bank Unveils Roadmap for Scaling Carbon Markets

    03/12/2023

    The World Bank will help 15 countries earn income from the sale of carbon credits generated from preserving their forests.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Payments Into Europe Can Now Reach Beneficiaries “in Seconds”: Swift

    03/12/2023

    The EPC’s One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer scheme enables payments to and from Europe to be processed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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