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Crypto / Digital Assets
S. Korean Legislators Seek to Delay Cryptocurrency Taxation
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/10/2021
Lawmakers are proposing to delay plans to tax cryptocurrency gains by one year to 2023, and to impose a more generous tax framework.
Fintech / Regtech
BSP Migrates to API-Based Regulatory Reporting
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/10/2021
Banks have six months to enable capabilities to generate XML reports and ensure appropriate personnel is in place.
Fintech / Regtech
G7 Ministers to Endorse Guiding Principles for CBDC – Report
By Editors | 13/10/2021
The principles call for appropriate regulation and oversight, rigorous privacy and data protection standards, and safeguards to prevent fraud and sanctions evasion.
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Announces Fraud Theme for Fourth Sandbox Cohort
By Mark Johnston | 12/10/2021
The RBI said ‘prevention and mitigation of financial frauds’ will be the theme for the fourth regulatory sandbox cohort.
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.
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