Editors
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Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Banks Integrate Anti-Malware Feature in Mobile Apps
19/09/2023
The security feature enables banks to block access to their mobile apps and alert the customer if malware is detected on their device.
Enforcement
SFC Penalises Chee Tak Securities and MIC for Regulatory Breaches
19/09/2023
Chee Tak Securities had no written manuals, policies and procedures on recording order instructions, ongoing monitoring, trade surveillance or employee dealing.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Citi Become First Digital Custodian on BondbloX Bond Exchange
18/09/2023
Citi clients can become participants of BondbloX Bond Exchange to trade both fractionalised and full-sized bonds.
Enforcement
Affin Hwang Dealer Punished for Misusing Client Funds
18/09/2023
The Affin Hwang Investment Bank dealer’s representative executed personal and unauthorised trades in clients’ accounts.
Enforcement
Chinese Police Arrest Employees of Evergrande Wealth
18/09/2023
Investors who bought Evergrande wealth management products are asked to report their cases. Evergrande’s life insurance unit has also been taken over.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan Plans to Allow Startups to Issue Digital Tokens – Report
18/09/2023
The change is applicable to funds raised from investment firms that are set up as Investment Limited Partnerships (LPS), a structure common among VC firms.
AML / KYC
EBA CLEARING Issues Specifications for New Anti-Fraud Functionality
18/09/2023
Nine banks are engaged in the data model training for the new fraud-fighting functionality in STEP2 and RT1.
Sanctions
US and Allies Impose New Wave of Sanctions Against Iran
18/09/2023
The sanctions by the US, UK, Canada and Australia come one year after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s Morality Police.
AML / KYC
SC Ventures’ Su Kiang Lau Shares How Banks Face Fraud and Cybersecurity Challenges
18/09/2023
Su Kiang Lau, Executive Director – Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at SC Ventures, spoke at Regulation Asia’s Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2023 event on 13 July. At the sidelines of the event, he discussed how banks are looking at major challenges such as fraud, cybersecurity crime and data security. He also shared how Standard Chartered is using data to detect fraud risks.
ESG / Sustainability
Report Offers Guidance on Financial Sector Alignment With Paris Accord
18/09/2023
New report from IMF, World Bank, and OECD seeks to ensure diverging approaches to Paris Agreement alignment do not push climate goals further away.
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