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Market Infrastructure
US Adds Vietnam to FX Monitoring List, Removes Korea
09/11/2023
US Treasury is monitoring the currency practices and macroeconomic policies of six trading partners, including China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HSBC to Launch Custody Service for Tokenised Securities
09/11/2023
The new digital assets custody service will launch in 2024, using custody infrastructure provided by Ripple-owned Metaco.
Sanctions
UK Targets Russian Gold and Oil as EU Preps New Sanctions Package
08/11/2023
UK government announced asset freezes on 29 individuals and entities in Russia’s gold, oil, and strategic sectors.
Fintech / Regtech
DBS to Strengthen In-House Software Engineering Team
08/11/2023
DBS chief Piyush Gupta said deeper engineering talent is needed in-house to troubleshoot software bugs such as those that caused this year’s service disruptions.
AML / KYC
ASIC Launches New and Improved Investor Alert List
08/11/2023
The list includes entities that are offering services to Australians without authorisation, as well as “impostor” entities and websites.
AML / KYC
FinCEN Finalises Rule on Use of FinCEN Identifiers in BOI Reporting
08/11/2023
Beneficial owners of numerous reporting companies would be able to use FinCEN identifiers to simplify the reporting process and for data security purposes.
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore’s OCBC Experiences 2.5 Hour Service Disruption
08/11/2023
In Singapore, banks are required to ensure that critical systems and services can be restored within four hours following an outage.
AML / KYC
Malaysia Close to Settling Outstanding 1MDB Debts – Report
08/11/2023
Funds Malaysia will receive next year as part of a settlement with an Abu Dhabi state fund will give it enough to pay off 1MDB’s remaining debts.
Sanctions
New York State Fines Payments Company for Weak Sanctions Controls
07/11/2023
Payoneer settles with New York State for USD 1.2 million for compliance failings after paying OFAC USD 1.4 million in 2021.
AML / KYC
Taiwan Financial Adviser Suspected of Colluding with Fraud Syndicates
07/11/2023
A former financial adviser of DBS Taiwan reportedly caused $1.5mn of losses to clients through collusion with criminal gangs and fraud groups.
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