Karen Chiu, Regulation Asia

Posts By Karen Chiu, Regulation Asia

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  Australia & NZ

  ASIC Signs Enhanced MoU on Cross Border Enforcement Cooperation

  Australia has become the sixth signatory to IOSCO's enhanced framework for the cross-border cooperation and information sharing by securities regulators to combat technology-aided financial misconduct.

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  Asia-Pacific

  Philippines Banking Sector Gets Rating Lift from S&P

  S&P Global Ratings cites economic activity, fiscal policy, low credit risks, stringent regulation and favourable operating environment for well-capitalised banks.

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  Feature

  Singapore, India Establish Joint Working Group on FinTech

  Joint working group to foster closer fintech cooperation, including through real-time cross border fund transfers and links between payment system operators.

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  China

  China’s First Private Credit Scoring Firm Starts Operation

  Baihang Credit Scoring has become the first private credit-scoring firm in China, licensed by PBOC and backed by NIFA as well as 8 credit firms including Tencent Credit and Alibaba's Sesame Credit.

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  Asia-Pacific

  Indonesia to Tighten Rules on Fintech Lenders

  Fintech lenders will be compelled to be registered with OJK; unregistered firms will be unable to tap financial markets or raise funds from banks.

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  AML / KYC

  Singapore Releases AML/CTF Best Practice Papers

  MAS-CAD industry partnership on AML/CFT released best practices papers to help financial institutions guard against trade-based money laundering and the misuse of company structures for illicit purposes.

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  Asia-Pacific

  Here’s Sand in Your Eye

  Why fintech (financial technology) sandboxes aren’t necessarily the child’s play they’ve been made out to be by banks and disrupters alike.