FINTECH / REGTECH

    Market Infrastructure

    PBOC Clearing Arm to Adopt Blockchain for Letters of Credit

    By Lucy Zhang | 12/08/2020

    The China National Clearing Center has signed an agreement with three major banks to use their blockchain forfaiting platform to enhance its letter of credit system.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ACCC Declines to Pursue Banks Over Screen Scraping Warnings

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/08/2020

    Australia’s competition watchdog says the banks’ warnings against screen scraping security risks do not constitute anti-competitive conduct.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Livi Bank Announces Launch of Virtual Banking Services

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2020

    Livi Bank, backed by BOCHK, JD Digits and Jardine Matheson, has become the fourth virtual bank to open to the public in Hong Kong.

    Fintech / Regtech

    InvestHK Announced Fast Track Fintech Development Programme

    By Editors | 10/08/2020

    Companies from nine key fintech verticals are invited to submit applications by 31 August, for a chance to showcase their solutions to corporates and investors at Hong Kong Fintech Week.

    Fintech / Regtech

    FSC Designates Korea’s First ‘Data Specialising Institutions’

    By Editors | 09/08/2020

    Korea Credit Information Services and the Financial Security Institute will be allowed to perform convergence of pseudonymised data originating from different financial businesses.

    AML / KYC

    HKMA, IA Issue Guidance on Video Distribution of Insurance Products

    By Editors | 07/08/2020

    Insurers and intermediaries such as banks have to apply to enter the InsurTech Sandbox to test the use of video conferencing to distribute long term insurance policies.

    Fintech / Regtech

    China Moves Closer to Launching Sovereign Digital Currency

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/08/2020

    PBOC has formed a new subsidiary to streamline efforts to launch a central bank digital currency, which is now being tested at four state-run banks.

    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS to Set Up Regional Digital Finance Institute

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/08/2020

    The Asia Institute of Digital Finance will be jointly operated by MAS, the National Research Foundation and the National University of Singapore.

    Fintech / Regtech

    UOB Launches Training Programme to Address Transformation in Finance

    By Editors | 05/08/2020

    The UOB Finance Academy will allow participants to deepen their knowledge in areas such as risk management, regulation, liquidity management and data analytics.

    Fintech / Regtech

    DBS, Tax Department Collaborate to Digitalise Payments

    By Editors | 04/08/2020

    IRAS now offers PayNow QR as a payment option for individual income tax, corporate income tax, property tax and goods and services tax.

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