Fintech / Regtech

Capital / Liquidity

BSP Allows Digital Banks to Participate in Monetary Operations

By Editors | 30/11/2021

Digital banks and unit investment trust funds can also participate in the secondary market for central bank securities.

Fintech / Regtech

ACCC to Launch CDR Sandbox to Support Innovation

By Editors | 30/11/2021

The sandbox aims to help current and prospective CDR participants build and test their solutions faster, and improve accuracy and quality.

Fintech / Regtech

Ant Group Separates Loan Services from Partner Lending

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/11/2021

Consumers must give consent for their credit data to be shared with the PBOC to use Ant Group’s lending services.

Fintech / Regtech

Taiwan FSC to Ease Rules on Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing

By Darien Choong | 29/11/2021

Automated execution of portfolio rebalancing transactions will be allowed, subject to the rebalancing thresholds agreed by clients being reached.

ESG / Sustainability

HKMA Offers Guidance on Regtech for Reporting, Stress Testing

By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2021

The latest regtech adoption guide highlights challenges banks face as a result of their use of legacy systems and siloed data structures.

AML / KYC

SEC Thailand Proposes Regulations to Ban Privacy Coins

By Editors | 28/11/2021

The proposed ban is aimed at preventing the misuse of digital assets as a tool to commit crime, the SEC said.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Can Crypto be Green?

By ESG Investor | 26/11/2021

Energy-intensive and unregulated, institutional investors are proving reluctant to back the rapidly growing asset class.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US Regulators Pledge to Provide Clarity on Crypto Next Year

By Editors | 26/11/2021

The Fed, OCC and FDIC plan to provide clarity on whether certain crypto-related activities conducted by banks are “legally permissible”.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSC Korea Seeks to Criminalise Crypto Market Manipulation

By Editors | 26/11/2021

Those who obtain unfair profits from crypto trading would face at least one year in prison and at least three times the amount gained in fines.