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Korea FSS to Use Artificial Intelligence for PE Fund Screening

By Editors | 20/06/2019

The proposed AI system will be used to analyse the terms and conditions of new private equity fund contracts to increase screening speed and efficiency.

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Non Bank Payment Providers Raise Compliance Costs: LexisNexis

By Editors | 20/06/2019

High labour costs in the AML function are partly driven by the growth of non-bank payment providers, which increase complexity and reduce transparency in the transaction chain.

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Singapore Banks Well-Equipped Against Fintech Threat: Moody’s

By Garima Chitkara | 20/06/2019

Singapore’s three largest banks are well placed to ward off threats to their market share by fintech firms, even as friendly regulatory policies encourage greater growth in the sector.

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HSBC Scraps Fees Ahead of Virtual Bank Launches

By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2019

HSBC will remove below-balance, counter transaction and annual fees for most personal savings accounts as it braces for incoming competition from newly approved virtual banks.

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BNM to Set Up Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

By Editors | 19/06/2019

BNM governor says the platform will strengthen the financial industry’s capabilities to respond to cyber threats and help create a safe environment for innovation.

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DLT Can Enhance Settlement Systems, But Not Replace Them

By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2019

A new paper from Greenwich Associates says DLT cannot replace settlement infrastructure entirely without imposing the very costs it was designed to reduce.

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S. Korea FSC Accepts Six More Fintech Sandbox Participants

By Editors | 13/06/2019

The FSC has approved six more fintech services for the regulatory sandbox, bringing the total number of approved companies to 32.

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Singapore: Progressing the Culture and Conduct Risk Agenda

By Jeffrey Kupfer | 13/06/2019

MAS is equipping itself with advanced tools that will allow for culture and conduct to be evaluated in a more systematic way, say Jeff Kupfer and Stephen Scott at Starling.

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FSB: Decentralisation Could Benefit Financial Stability

By Manesh Samtani | 08/06/2019

While decentralised financial technologies do pose risks, they may increase competition and diversity in the financial system and reduce existing entities’ systemic importance.