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AML / KYC
AUSTRAC Consults on Drafts Guidance to Address Debanking
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/12/2022
FIs should consider a remitter’s, DCE’s or fintech’s registration with AUSTRAC as a mitigating factor when assessing its ML/TF risks.
Fintech / Regtech
BSP Launches New, Free, Interoperable Bill Payment Facility
By Editors | 05/12/2022
Through Bills Pay PH, customers can make digital payments to almost 500 on-boarded billers for free even if they use different payment service providers.
Enforcement
US Financial Firms to Spend $18bn on Surveillance Tech This Year
By Editors | 03/12/2022
The increased spending comes after multiple financial firms were fined for failing to monitor and keep records on employees’ communications via messaging apps.
Capital / Liquidity
APRA Pledges to Minimise Burden of New Data Collections
By Editors | 02/12/2022
APRA says it is committed to “early and frequent” engagement with the industry on its new data collections, what it calls a “co-design approach”.
Fintech / Regtech
EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act Wins Final Approval
By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2022
All financial entities and the third parties that provide them ICT-related services will have to adhere to DORA requirements from around the end of 2024.
Crypto / Digital Assets
More Than 500 Banks Have Now Adopted ‘Swift Go’
By Editors | 30/11/2022
Swift outlines progress made in 2022 toward the G20’s goals for enhancing cross-border payments, including through CBDC experimentation.
AML / KYC
GLEIF Enables LEI Mapping for S&P Global Company IDs
By Editors | 30/11/2022
GLEIF already provides ISIN-LEI, BIC-LEI and MIC-LEI mapping certification, and has been encouraging data vendors to map their identifiers to the LEI.
Fintech / Regtech
Experian Appointed Bureau Operator for Singapore BNPL Industry
By Editors | 30/11/2022
Experian will facilitate creditworthiness checks for consumers using credit information submitted by all accredited BNPL players in Singapore.
Fintech / Regtech
BNM Consults on Licensing Framework for Digital Insurers
By Mark Johnston | 30/11/2022
Digital insurers and takaful operators will initially be subject to a lower minimum paid-up capital requirement during a 3-5 year foundational period.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BOJ to Involve Banks in CBDC Testing Around April 2023
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2022
The BOJ’s next phase of CBDC testing will involve Japan’s three megabanks as well as regional banks. A digital yen could be issued in 2026.
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