Nithya Subramanian
Nithya Subramanian, a deputy editor at Regulation Asia, has wide experience covering the financial sector in India and Singapore. She has written extensively about wealth management, capital markets and insurance sectors tracking policy and corporate developments. Researching and writing about the South Asian diaspora settled in Singapore and the region is another area of interest. She has a post-graduate degree in English literature. Reach out to her at nithya@regulationasia.com
Articles by Nithya Subramanian
ESG / Sustainability
Bangladesh Bank Increases Green Lending Targets to Support SDGs
12/11/2024
From 2025, banks will be required to allocate 40% of their net outstanding loans to green and sustainable ventures.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Korea’s New Virtual Asset Committee Holds First Meeting
11/11/2024
A key issue discussed was enabling corporate entities to participate in the domestic virtual asset market rather than using overseas platforms.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UBS Pilots Digital Cash for Cross-Border Payments
11/11/2024
UBS Digital Cash is aimed at boosting efficiency, transparency, and liquidity management for corporate and institutional clients.
Fintech / Regtech
NETS, Liquid Group Announce Expanded SGQR+ Services
11/11/2024
The expansion of services by NETS and Liquid Group follows the successful POC launch of SGQR+ by the MAS last November.
ESG / Sustainability
RBI Expands Sovereign Green Bond Access for Non-resident Investors
09/11/2024
The RBI added 10-year SGrBs issued in the second half of the fiscal 2024-25 as ‘specified securities’ under the Fully Accessible Route.
Crypto / Digital Assets
StanChart Using Ant’s Blockchain Platform for Instant Treasury Management
08/11/2024
OCBC also signed an MoU with Ant International to use its Whale platform for enable real-time cross-border payments.
Securities / Derivatives
Korea Increasingly Likely to Scrap Plans to Tax Stock Market Gains
08/11/2024
The main opposition Democratic Party has decided to support calls from the ruling People Power Party to scrap the planned tax.
Fintech / Regtech
Global Fintech Institute Launches New Platform to Drive Innovation
08/11/2024
A new Startup Investment Credentials framework was also released to provide a standardised approach for evaluating fintech startups.
Fintech / Regtech
Interpol-led Operation Takes Down Thousands of Servers Liked to Cybercrime
07/11/2024
Hong Kong Police took more than 1,037 servers offline, while Macau Police took down 291 servers as part of Operation Synergia II.
Crypto / Digital Assets
ADDX, ANZ to Pilot Tokenised Commercial Paper Using Chainlink CCIP
07/11/2024
Commercial paper was chosen due to its short-term nature, which makes it possible to showcase the entire asset lifecycle within the pilot.
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