All financial institutions regulated by Bangladesh Bank are expected to introduce e-KYC in compliance with the new guideline by December 2020.
HKEX's Qianhai Mercantile Exchange will use blockchain tech from Ant Financial to provide verifiable warehouse receipts which will help commodities businesses to obtain financing.
NSE launched the cross-margining facility from Friday (10 January), whereas BSE India will introduce it from Wednesday (15 January).
The bank and its insurance unit were fined for lax controls on entertainment spending and for awarding bonuses to sales staff who hadn't sold any products, among other failures.
Firms providing investment advisory services in Gift City are required to have a net worth of at least $1.5mn.
The latest approval comes over two years after Amex was approved to start preparing a joint venture business with local partner LianLian.
While the collection of the investor compensation levy is currently suspended, exchange participants should take necessary actions to prepare for its calculation and payment.
The signing of the MOU brings the number of jurisdictions AUSTRAC shares regulatory intelligence with to five, on top of 93 MOUs it has with financial intelligence units.
The bills allow the commercial use of unidentified individuals without seeking their consent. A new data exchange will be launched in March.
An investigation into the firm found fewer-than-required experienced compliance officers, and a lack of independence of its compliance function from other departments.