Fintech / Regtech

Fintech / Regtech

APRA Releases Finalised Guidance on Information Security

By Editors | 26/06/2019

The updated guidance is intended to help regulated entities comply with APRA’s new cross-industry prudential standard on information security, which comes into force on 1 July.

Fintech / Regtech

Regulatory Coordination Needed to Mitigate BigTech Risks: BIS

By Editors | 25/06/2019

An element of risk is BigTechs’ access to data from existing social media, search engines and ecommerce platforms, which raises competition and data privacy issues.

AML / KYC

FATF Adopts Global AML/CTF Standards for Crypto Activity

By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2019

The FATF has established binding obligations for countries and virtual asset service providers to comply with AML/CTF standards to prevent the misuse of virtual assets.

Market Infrastructure

Mirae Asset Daewoo to Launch Payments Business

By Editors | 21/06/2019

The FSC lifted restrictions barring brokerage firms from entering the payments business last December. WeChat Pay will be used in Mirae Asset Daewoo’s new payment gateway.

Fintech / Regtech

Cambodia Selects Three Banks to Pilot QR Code System

By Editors | 21/06/2019

The QR code system developed by Siam Commercial Bank will enable cross border payments between Cambodia and Thailand using local currencies.

Fintech / Regtech

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.

Big Picture

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.

Fintech / Regtech

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.

Fintech / Regtech

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.