Asia-Pacific

The BOT will seek to use sandbox testing to ensure P2P lending platform providers adopted appropriate risk management and user protection practices.

Vietnam’s banking sector must take radical steps to adopt international capital rules, reporting requirements and trading practices, says Francois Denimal at FIS.

The tripling of the limit was proposed to the Cabinet following complaints from various parties that they had not received relief from their banks.

Sri Lanka’s SEC has approved rules to enable electronic account opening, trading and settlement at the Colombo Stock Exchange.

The 'Prof Link' platform will include licence information for over 80,000 capital markets professionals, incorporating professional development and training.

Wiretaps and arrests can be carried out without a warrant. Bank records can be inspected without a court order. Life imprisonment without parole can be imposed for facilitating terrorist acts.

Bangladesh Bank has filed a new civil suit against RCBC and other Philippine entities in New York State Court over the 2016 bank heist, after its Federal Court case was dismissed in March.

The 1.9tr baht aid package includes additional liquidity for banks to lend to SMEs, and a corporate bond stabilisation fund to provide bridge financing to issuers.

The OJK has removed the capital conservation buffer requirement, lowered the LCR and NSFR requirements to 80%, and deferred Basel III implementation.

The BSP said the revised measures are intended to provide credit and help ease the financial burden of firms heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.