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Crypto / Digital Assets
‘Standardisation’ Key to Regulating Tokenised Financial Assets
By Jill Wong | 22/11/2023
The tokenisation of financial assets should be guided by regulations that emphasise the ability to predict cash flows, says Ralf Kubli of the Casper Association.
AML / KYC
Malaysia SC to Launch New Anti-Scam Search Portal by Year-End
By Editors | 20/11/2023
By mid 2024, BNM and PayNet will also have finished building the new National Fraud Portal, a “smart system” for tracing fund movements and identifying money mules.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Industry Takes Tough Stance Against Unfair Trading Practices in Crypto
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/11/2023
Panellists at the Singapore FinTech Festival said regulators can work with the industry to address unfair trading practices.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Launches Pilot Programme for Multiple-CRA Model
By Manesh Samtani | 20/11/2023
Participating individuals can obtain consumer credit reports from three CRAs, to review the accuracy of data and assess their overall service performance.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Innovation Hub Unveils First Use Case for Project Mandala
By Editors | 20/11/2023
Project Mandala seeks to address disparate policy and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions that hinder cross-border payments.
Fintech / Regtech
PBOC Allows Mastercard to Launch China Card Clearing Business
By Editors | 20/11/2023
Mastercard is the second overseas bank card clearing institution to enter the Chinese market, after an American Express unit was granted approval in 2020.
Fintech / Regtech
India’s UCO Bank Calls in Federal Investigators to Probe Payments Disruption
By Ajoy K Das | 19/11/2023
The CBI is being called in to investigate a possible cyber-attack or manipulation of the state-owned bank’s internal systems.
Market Infrastructure
MAS Launches Payment Linkages with Malaysia, Indonesia
By Editors | 19/11/2023
The payment links are described as “significant milestones” to enable faster and cheaper cross-border payments and promote greater regional economic integration.
Big Picture
Regulatory Intervention Needed to Address Cloud Adoption Risks: BIS Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 18/11/2023
Indirect oversight of CSPs, i.e. requiring financial firms to manage the risks, “may not be sufficient from a systemic perspective”, the paper says.
ESG / Sustainability
MAS Launches Digital Platform to Streamline ESG Reporting
By Editors | 17/11/2023
The new platform will consolidate and synergise all of Project Greenprint’s existing utilities and help companies automate their ESG reporting process.
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