Payments & Settlements

MAS to Simplify E-Payment Regulation

22/08/2016

Regulator set to unify licensing regime in bid to boost electronic payments industry.

Trading & Investment

India Regulators Outline Corporate Bond Reforms

22/08/2016

Steps aim to improve liquidity and boost corporate bond markets.

Anti-Money Laundering

Taiwan Banks Ordered to Tighten Overseas Controls

22/08/2016

Multiple AML violations found at Mega Bank’s overseas branches.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

CSRC Completes Fund Manager Investigations

22/08/2016

Regulator says it has investigated 305 firms, found 65 disclosure failures.

Data Privacy

Australian Banks Reject Open Data Call

22/08/2016

Gap between fintech and traditional banking made clear in responses to Productivity Commission inquiry.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Singapore’s POSB Pilots Video Teller Machines

19/08/2016

Singapore’s POSB, a subsidiary of DBS, launched a pilot scheme for VTMs (Video Teller Machines) – the first of its […]

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Issues India Review

19/08/2016

Report suggests improvements to macro-prudential framework and supervision of non-banking finance companies.

Market Data & Technology

CPMI-IOSCO Issue 2nd Consultative Report on UPI Harmonisation

19/08/2016

CPMI (the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures) and IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions) published for public comment […]

Market Abuse

Australian Banks Face US Civil Action on Alleged Rate Rigging

19/08/2016

Civil claim accuses lenders of racketeering, wire fraud and collusion; cites ASIC investigations.