Fintech / Regtech

Fintech / Regtech

DBS Launches Overseas QR Payments for Singapore Users

By Editors | 24/06/2022

Users of the DBS mobile payment and wallet service known as PayLah! can scan UnionPay QR codes to pay in 45 countries.

Fintech / Regtech

Mojaloop Launches CBDC Center of Excellence in Singapore

By Editors | 24/06/2022

MAS welcomed the Center of Excellence, describing Mojaloop’s efforts as “a step forward into the future of financial services”.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA to Prepare Roadmap for Promoting Key Fintech Areas

By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2022

HKMA will formulate a detailed roadmap of initiatives to further promote Investech, Wealthtech, Insurtech and Greentech, as well as artificial intelligence and DLT.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI 2025 Vision Targets Growth in Digital Payments

By Mark Johnston | 23/06/2022

The vision document outlines plans to introduce a framework for regulating all “significant intermediaries” in the payments ecosystem, as well as regulations for bigtech, fintechs and BNPL.

AML / KYC

PBOC Eases Overseas Transactions Rules for Domestic Payment Firms

By Darien Choong | 23/06/2022

Domestic payments institutions can use the cross-border CNY settlement services of banks for e-commerce and ‘new models’ of foreign trade.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Grants Three More In-Principle Approvals to Crypto Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2022

Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat said in-principle approvals were being issued to three more DPT licence applicants, later identified as Crypto.com, Genesis and Sparrowtech.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BISIH London to Develop API Prototypes for Retail CBDC

By Editors | 22/06/2022

Project Rosalind aims to develop APIs for retail CBDC distribution that best enable a central bank ledger to interact with private sector service providers.

Fintech / Regtech

NPCI, Lyra Network Sign MOU to Allow UPI Payments in France

By Editors | 22/06/2022

The MOU will allow Indians to make payments in France using UPI and Rupay cards at terminals and ATMs provided by Lyra Networks.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Unveils First Use Case for New AI Platform ‘NovA!’

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2022

NovA! will initially be used for ESG risk assessments when originating, underwriting and servicing sustainability-linked loans for the real estate sector.