FINTECH / REGTECH

Fintech / Regtech

Overseas Filipino Bank Obtains Digital Bank Licence

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 09/04/2021

Overseas Filipino Bank, formed as a policy bank to provide services to overseas Filipinos, has been granted a digital banking licence.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thailand SEC to Require Crypto Investors to Have Experience

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/04/2021

Under the new regulations, cryptocurrency investors must have previous experience or training to prove their knowledge of cryptocurrency.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BNM to Explore Benefits of CBDC Issuance Through PoCs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/04/2021

BNM does not have any immediate plans to issue a CBDC but will actively assess the potential value proposition of digital currencies.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Orders MobiKwik to Investigate Alleged Data Breach

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/04/2021

The RBI has asked the payments provider Mobikwik to carry out an immediate forensic audit following allegations of a data breach.

Fintech / Regtech

Thailand to Start Testing Retail CBDC in Q2 2022

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/04/2021

The BOT says the retail digital baht will provide access to convenient and secure financial services without affecting Thailand’s financial system.

Fintech / Regtech

Japan Starts Testing Central Bank Digital Currency

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/04/2021

The first phase of testing will involve experiments on the basic functions of the CBDC as a payment instrument.

Fintech / Regtech

Thailand, Vietnam Launch Cross-Border QR Code Link

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/04/2021

The retail payment link will facilitate cross-border transactions between Thailand and Vietnam using local currencies.

Crypto / Digital Assets

PBOC Proposes Global Rules for CBDC Monitoring, Data Sharing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/04/2021

The PBOC suggests CBDC systems of different jurisdictions should be interoperable for monitoring and information sharing.

Fintech / Regtech

ACCC Gives NAB Green Light to Acquire Neobank 86400

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 01/04/2021

The ACCC’s decision is based on an assessment that the NAB acquisition is “unlikely to substantially lessen competition” in the market.