FINTECH / REGTECH

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Work Plan Includes Incentives for Fund Industry

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2018

Government reviewing and enhancing existing tax concession arrangements for fund industry; HKMA to launch real-time payments, issue virtual bank licences this year.

Fintech / Regtech

HKEX Fights Market Abuse with AI, Machine Learning Tech

By JP Reimann | 19/04/2018

NASDAQ technology aims to better safeguard market integrity, detect unusual trading and market abuse, and provide immediate review of group activity involving coordinated trades.

AML / KYC

Self-Regulatory Framework Proposed for Korea’s Crypto Exchanges

By JP Reimann | 19/04/2018

Framework proposed by Korean Blockchain Association proposes includes $1.8mn minimum equity capital, five year storage of transaction records , ethical charter to prevent insider trading.

AML / KYC

Philippines Targets Retail Finance Digitalisation

By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

BSP governor laid out the central bank’s regulatory priorities in fintech and regtech while revealing regulation around AML/KYC requirements and mitigating the risks surrounding data security.

Fintech / Regtech

HK Brokers Rush to Comply with SFC Cybersecurity Rules

By JP Reimann | 18/04/2018

Several online brokers had been hoping for a delay, tech advisory firm suggests some are ‘willing to trade a little security for convenience’.

Big Picture

IMF Chief Offers Regulatory Leadership on Crypto Assets

By JP Reimann | 17/04/2018

IMF can play key role to develop global regulatory approach; Lagarde calls for systemic risk assessment, expresses hope for crypto to improve financial ecosystem.

AML / KYC

HK Banks Introducing Biometrics Expected to Comply With IT Upgrade Guidelines

By JP Reimann | 17/04/2018

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury expects banks to comply with requirements of HKMA personal data privacy ordinance.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Moves Towards Open Banking Without Regulatory Mandate

By Garima Chitkara | 16/04/2018

MAS chief data officer says data sharing between financial firms will happen “organically” without need for regulatory mandate; may release guidelines on ethical data practices.

Enforcement

Vietnam Investigating $660mn Cryptocurrency Fraud

By Samuel Riding | 16/04/2018

Central bank concerned up to 32,000 people have been defrauded; Prime Minister urges regulators to ‘toughen management’ of cryptocurrency activity.