Sanday Chongo Kabange
Sanday Chongo Kabange is an experienced multimedia journalist and a contributor to Regulation Asia. He focuses on compliance, regulatory and legal issues for financial services.
Articles by Sanday Chongo Kabange
DeFi & Web3
WEF Publishes ‘Policy-maker Toolkit’ for Decentralised Finance
10/06/2021
The report offers a range of policy actions that can be adopted for DeFi, ranging from the introduction of new licence types and imposing prohibitive measures to doing nothing at all.
Structural Regulation
Sri Lanka Cabinet Approves Bill to Enhance Capital Market
10/06/2021
The bill is aimed at enhancing market regulation, improving enforcement mechanisms, and creating a more efficient capital market with better governance standards.
Structural Regulation
CSRC Grants Securities License to DBS Joint Venture
10/06/2021
DBS Securities China, 51 percent owned by DBS Bank, has official commenced business operations under a new securities licence.
Anti-Money Laundering
Chinese Police Detain Sichuan Trust Boss Over Missing Funds
09/06/2021
Liu Canglong, who controls companies with a majority stake in Sichuan Trust, is being held by the public security bureau in Chengdu.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Taiwan FSC Fines Mega Bank $10mn for Fake Mortgages
09/06/2021
Mega Bank failed to detect over 28 mortgages applications that were made by dummy accounts due to poor internal controls.
CBDCs
BOE Issues Paper Exploring New Forms of Digital Money
09/06/2021
The BOE seeks feedback on the discussion paper as it examines how CBDCs and stablecoins could impact the financial system and wider economy.
Cryptocurrency
China’s Weibo Blocks Selected Crypto Influencer Accounts
09/06/2021
The move follows joint action by three state-backed associations to bar their members from providing crypto-related services to customers.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US DOJ Recovers $2.3mn of Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
09/06/2021
Investigators were able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, and subsequently seized 63.7 bitcoins.
Data Privacy
European Commission Proposes European Digital Identity Regulation
08/06/2021
To expedite the initiative, the European Commission has issued a recommendation for member states to establish a common toolbox by September 2022.
CBDCs
G7 Leaders Pledge to Develop Common Principles for CBDCs
07/06/2021
CBDCs should operate within appropriate privacy frameworks and minimise spillovers, the G7 Finance Ministers said in a communique.
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