Fintech / Regtech

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Announces New Fintech Development Initiatives

By Editors | 02/11/2023

The initiatives include a new platform to facilitate retail fund distribution and enhancements to the regulatory framework for virtual assets.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA to Launch Bank Account Data Sharing Pilot by Year-End

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The first phase of the IADS initiative will be for corporate customers. The HKMA hopes to progressively extend it to retail bank accounts from June 2024 onwards.

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Restrictions on DBS Over Service Disruptions

By Editors | 01/11/2023

DBS has to suspend business acquisitions and non-essential changes to its IT systems, instead dedicating its resources and attention to technology resiliency.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Innovation Hub Releases Update Report for Project mBridge

By Manesh Samtani | 01/11/2023

The update reveals a list of 25 observing members, and that the mBridge platform offers APIs based on ISO 20022 and uses LEIs for participant identification.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS to Launch POC to Enhance Interoperability for QR Payments

By Editors | 01/11/2023

The POC will explore the feasibility of enabling merchants to accept QR payments from a variety of local and international payment schemes by signing up with a single FI.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Consults on New Regulatory Requirements for Securities Registrars

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

General principles on outsourcing, systems integrity and security, and disclosure obligations are being added to the code of conduct.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Allows Five MSME Lending Products to Exit Sandbox

By Ajoy K Das | 31/10/2023

Regulated entities are allowed to adopt the MSME lending products. The RBI also opened applications for its fifth sandbox cohort, which is “theme neutral”.

Fintech / Regtech

Citi to Provide GenAI Tools to 40,000 Coders Across the Bank

By Editors | 31/10/2023

Citi used generative AI to analyse 1,089 pages of new capital rules proposed by US regulators in July. Over 350 other use cases have been proposed.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ANNA Issues First Set of ISINs for Crypto Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

Crypto assets with a registered DTI can now also be issued an ISIN. Currently, there are already 108 ISIN–DTI pairs.