FINTECH / REGTECH

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong: Prototype Created to Issue Electronic Bills of Lading

By Manesh Samtani | 21/03/2024

The eBL prototype, developed by GSBN and Ant Group,  is being used in the HKMA’s wholesale CBDC sandbox project.

Crypto / Digital Assets

OECD Assesses DeFi’s Role in ASEAN to Promote Financial Inclusion

By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2024

Innovation associated with DeFi, provided in a regulated and compliant form, could offer possible financial inclusion benefits such as in MSME financing.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Grab Introduces Crypto Payments for Singapore Customers

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/03/2024

Grab’s new partnership with payments provider Triple-A allows it to offer wallet top-up option using Bitcoin, Ether, XSGD, USDC, and USDT.

ESG / Sustainability

BIS Demonstrates the Use of GenAI in Climate Risk Analysis

By Manesh Samtani | 20/03/2024

Project Gaia delivered a platform that can extract data from corporate climate-related disclosures and generate harmonised metrics, despite differences in disclosure frameworks.

Market Infrastructure

FSS Korea Unveils New Initiatives to Boost Industry’s Cyber Resilience

By Editors | 19/03/2024

The FSS will establish an “autonomous security system” that FIs will be able to use to conduct IT audits and self-inspections to identify security threats.

Fintech / Regtech

S. Korea Preparing Draft Artificial Intelligence Law: Official

By Editors | 19/03/2024

The draft law will define “high-risk AI”, business operator responsibilities, the composition of AI committees, and ethical principles.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Updates Guidance on Operational Continuity in Resolution

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2024

A supplementary note was added to address today’s dependencies on third-party providers for critical shared services, and the digitalisation of such services.

Enforcement

US SEC Fines Two Investment Advisers for AI Washing

By Editors | 19/03/2024

“Investment advisers should not mislead the public by saying they are using an AI model when they are not,” said the SEC’s Gary Gensler.

Fintech / Regtech

Microsoft, Amazon Suspend Russian Access to Cloud Products

By Editors | 18/03/2024

The move is a response to the EU’s 12th package of Russia sanctions, which prohibits companies from supplying enterprise or design software to companies in Russia.