FINTECH / REGTECH

Fintech / Regtech

Thailand to Launch Cross-border QR Payment Link with India

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2024

The payment link with India is expected to roll out in Q3. BOT is aiming to become a multinational payment network.

Fintech / Regtech

ICICI Bank Expresses Regret for Exposing Credit Card Data

By Ajoy K Das | 30/04/2024

A glitch caused 17,000 credit cards to be erroneously mapped to the wrong users, who were able to see all the card details in the bank’s mobile app.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI Publishes SLA Guidance for Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 30/04/2024

New CPMI report offers high-level recommendations on the design of service level agreements used in cross-border payment arrangements.

Fintech / Regtech

Four Singapore BNPL Providers Receive Trustmark Accreditations

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2024

The Trustmark indicates a service provider’s commitment to responsible lending and compliance with the BNPL Code of Conduct.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia SC, IsDB to Cooperate on Islamic Capital Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/04/2024

The collaboration will facilitate innovation in Islamic fintech, promote Islamic social finance, and encourage investment inflows.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Working on Proposals to Amend Privacy Law

By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2024

The amendments will include the introduction of a mandatory personal data breach notification mechanism.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Issues Draft Guidelines for Loan Aggregation Services

By Ajoy K Das | 29/04/2024

The RBI said borrowers may not know the identity of potential lenders when using loan aggregation services.

AML / KYC

HKMA Seeking to Identify Next Areas of Focus in AML Regtech

By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2024

HKMA is inviting professional firms to recommend AML Regtech use cases where adoption rates can be targeted for increase over the next two years.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Launches Cross-Industry Platform to Boost Fintech Adoption

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2024

‘FiNETech’ will enable financial institutions and tech firms to explore collaboration in the areas of wealthtech, insurtech, greentech, AI and DLT.