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Fintech / Regtech
Laos Central Bank to Explore CBDC Issuance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/10/2021
To help explore the feasibility of a CBDC, the Bank of the Lao PDR has enlisted Japanese fintech Soramitsu, which also help developed Bakong in Cambodia.
Enforcement
S. Korea: Founder of Singapore Fintech Jailed for Fraud
By Editors | 11/10/2021
A South Korean court has sentenced the founder of a fintech investment firm Marvelstone Group to ten years of jail time on fraud charges.
Fintech / Regtech
ACCC Accredits Westpac as Data Recipient Under CDR
By Editors | 11/10/2021
ADRs are allowed to receive information from other data holders and offer products and services under the consumer data right regime.
Fintech / Regtech
S. Korea to Tighten Rules for Bigtechs in Financial Services
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/10/2021
FSS governor Jeong Eun-bo said regulators will seek to enable fair competition between digital platform providers and financial companies.
Fintech / Regtech
Malaysia SC Orders Decentralised Exchanges to Halt Operations
By Mark Johnston | 10/10/2021
Entities interested in operating a decentralised exchange in Malaysia should apply to be registered as an RMO, the SC said.
Fintech / Regtech
Etrading Software Opens Registration for Digital Token Identifiers
By Mark Johnston | 08/10/2021
The new DTI Registry went live in July. Identifiers have already been issued for the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS Partners with MAS, BOE, ISDA on Data & Analytics Platform
By Manesh Samtani | 07/10/2021
Project Ellipse explores the use of ISDA’s Common Domain Model to digitally extract, query and analyse large quantities of data in real-time for supervisory purposes.
Fintech / Regtech
PFMI Applies to Global Stablecoins, CPMI & IOSCO Confirm
By Editors | 07/10/2021
The transfer function of a stablecoin arrangement is “comparable” to the transfer function performed by other types of financial market infrastructures.
AML / KYC
First Taiwan Crypto Exchange Reports on AML Compliance
By Mark Johnston | 07/10/2021
Eight crypto exchanges were asked to submit AML compliance statements to the regulator by the end of November.
Fintech / Regtech
Australia Finalises CDR Rule Changes to Increase Participation
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2021
The amendments allow accredited data recipients to sponsor other parties to become accredited or allow them to operate as representatives.
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