FINTECH / REGTECH

    Capital / Liquidity

    BSP Allows Digital Banks to Participate in Monetary Operations

    By Editors | 30/11/2021

    Digital banks and unit investment trust funds can also participate in the secondary market for central bank securities.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ACCC to Launch CDR Sandbox to Support Innovation

    By Editors | 30/11/2021

    The sandbox aims to help current and prospective CDR participants build and test their solutions faster, and improve accuracy and quality.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Ant Group Separates Loan Services from Partner Lending

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2021

    Consumers must give consent for their credit data to be shared with the PBOC to use Ant Group’s lending services.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Taiwan FSC to Ease Rules on Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing

    By Darien Choong | 29/11/2021

    Automated execution of portfolio rebalancing transactions will be allowed, subject to the rebalancing thresholds agreed by clients being reached.

    ESG / Sustainability

    HKMA Offers Guidance on Regtech for Reporting, Stress Testing

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2021

    The latest regtech adoption guide highlights challenges banks face as a result of their use of legacy systems and siloed data structures.

    AML / KYC

    SEC Thailand Proposes Regulations to Ban Privacy Coins

    By Editors | 28/11/2021

    The proposed ban is aimed at preventing the misuse of digital assets as a tool to commit crime, the SEC said.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Can Crypto be Green?

    By ESG Investor | 26/11/2021

    Energy-intensive and unregulated, institutional investors are proving reluctant to back the rapidly growing asset class.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Regulators Pledge to Provide Clarity on Crypto Next Year

    By Editors | 26/11/2021

    The Fed, OCC and FDIC plan to provide clarity on whether certain crypto-related activities conducted by banks are “legally permissible”.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FSC Korea Seeks to Criminalise Crypto Market Manipulation

    By Editors | 26/11/2021

    Those who obtain unfair profits from crypto trading would face at least one year in prison and at least three times the amount gained in fines.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Singapore Strengthens Financial Connectivity with Chongqing

    By Mark Johnston | 25/11/2021

    Ten MOUs were signed between Singapore and Chongqing banks and industry bodies at the 4th China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Financial Summit.

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