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Crypto / Digital Assets
DBS Issues First STO on New Digital Exchange
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/06/2021
The issuance paves the way for other issuers to access the capital markets through STO issuances as asset tokenisation turns mainstream, DBS says.
Fintech / Regtech
PBOC Explores New Financial Data Sharing Ecosystem
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/06/2021
The so-called “data-sharing hub” will allow data sharing between trusted institutions in a way that ensures that the source data can be used but not seen or moved.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Leveraged Crypto Trading Threatens Financial System: BOK
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/05/2021
High leverage, price volatility and increased trading in crypto assets puts households at risk of financial damages, which could impact the financial system.
Fintech / Regtech
S. Korea: Internet Banks to Boost Low Credit Score Lending
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/05/2021
Internet-only banks will expand lending to mid to low credit borrowers to at least 30 percent of total lending by end-2023.
Uncategorised
FSC Korea to Promote Greater Use of Analytics in Financial Sector
By Editors | 27/05/2021
The FSC will introduce new measures later this year to increase the use of anonymised data that can be aggregated to perform data analytics.
Fintech / Regtech
Taiwan to Enable Interoperability Between E-payment Providers
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/05/2021
Amendments due to take effect from 1 July will enable users of e-payment services and stored-value facilities to transfer money across platforms.
Fintech / Regtech
Regulators Order Tencent to Establish Financial Holding Company
By Editors | 27/05/2021
Like Ant Group, Tencent will have to submit a reorganisation plan to regulators specifying which businesses the new financial holding company will absorb.
Fintech / Regtech
WhatsApp Files Lawsuit Against India Over Traceability Rules
By Editors | 27/05/2021
The new laws give the Indian government greater power to monitor online activity and require data to be stored in a “traceable” database.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Partners with Mojaloop Foundation on Financial Inclusion
By Editors | 27/05/2021
The partnership will bring together MAS’ policy development perspectives and Mojaloop’s digital payments capability to advance financial inclusion.
Fintech / Regtech
Malaysia Launches Islamic Fintech Accelerator Programme
By Editors | 26/05/2021
The FIKRA Islamic Fintech Accelerator Programme seeks to promote an Islamic fintech innovation ecosystem in Malaysia’s capital market.
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