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Fintech / Regtech
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSS Korea to Prepare Industry Guidance on Security Tokens
By Editors | 15/02/2023
The FSS has formed a task force to support the industry in making determinations on whether virtual assets are securities.
Fintech / Regtech
UK Proposes Draft Legislation to Regulate BNPL Products
By Editors | 15/02/2023
The legislation will bring BNPL products under the FCA’s regulatory remit, and require BNPL providers to conduct affordability checks.
Crypto / Digital Assets
EU Commission Launches Regulatory Sandbox for DLT Innovators
By Editors | 15/02/2023
The sandbox establishes a pan-European framework for regulatory dialogue to increase legal certainty for innovative blockchain solutions.
Fintech / Regtech
BSP Finalises New Requirements for E-money Issuers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/02/2023
Amended regulations require e-money issuers to meet higher liquidity and capital requirements, to ensure the industry’s resilience.
Fintech / Regtech
CSRC Releases Four New Standards for Securities Industry
By Editors | 14/02/2023
The standards include new penetrating testing guidelines which the CSRC says will strengthen the security of information systems in the industry.
Fintech / Regtech
HSBC Launches Multicurrency Payment Platform for E-Commerce
By Editors | 13/02/2023
The platform allows e-commerce businesses in Hong Kong to receive payments from overseas customers in six currencies within minutes.
AML / KYC
BIS Innovation Hub to Study Use of Data Technologies for AML
By Editors | 12/02/2023
Project Aurora will study privacy-enhancing technologies, machine learning methods, network analysis, the use of additional data sources, and “machine-readable typologies”.
Fintech / Regtech
EU Parliamentarians Back Eurozone Digital Wallet Framework
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/02/2023
The EU Digital Identity Wallet, expected to go live in 2024, will make it possible to store personal credentials within a single digital ID.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Deutsche Börse, Google Cloud Establish Partnership on Digital Assets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/02/2023
Deutsche Börse Group will leverage Google Cloud to accelerate the development of digital securities platform D7, and deliver crypto spot and derivatives products.
Big Picture
BIS Chief Calls for Regulatory Framework for Big Techs in Finance
By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2023
Agustín Carstens says big techs involved in financial services are gaining systemic importance and may quickly become “too big to fail”.
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