Fintech / Regtech

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Leader Announces Measures to Revitalise City

By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2022

Lee’s administration will work to speed up the implementation of mutual market access arrangements with the mainland, among other measures.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Establishes Inter-agency Taskforce on Ransomware

By Editors | 20/10/2022

The Counter Ransomware Task Force comprises senior government representatives from the technology, cybersecurity, financial regulation and law enforcement domains.

Fintech / Regtech

India Launches Digital Banking Units to Advance Financial Inclusion

By Editors | 19/10/2022

The units were established by 24 banks to house digital infrastructure for the delivery of digital banking products and services in self-service and assisted mode.

Fintech / Regtech

Kakao Under Probe Over Unprecedented Service Disruption

By Editors | 19/10/2022

A fire occurred at a data centre where Kakao operates 32,000 servers that support the vast majority of its mobile services.

Fintech / Regtech

HK Consumer Council Warns of Inadequate BNPL Protections

By Editors | 18/10/2022

The Consumer Council is calling on non-bank BNPL service providers to apply for a Money Lenders Licence and to implement consumer protection measures “as soon as possible”.

Enforcement

US FTC Expands Competition Probe Into Visa, Mastercard

By Editors | 18/10/2022

The FTC is investigating whether the security technology used by Visa and Mastercard raises the likelihood that payments over different networks will be rejected.

Fintech / Regtech

India Establishes Protocols for Interoperable Regulatory Sandbox

By Editors | 17/10/2022

The interoperable regulatory sandbox will enable firms to test innovative products and services that fall under multiple financial sector regulators.

Fintech / Regtech

China to Interlink All Credit Reporting Systems Nationwide

By Editors | 17/10/2022

The PBOC will establish connectivity between all credit reporting systems and platforms nationwide, so data on each economic entity can be combined into a single “credit file”.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong Seeks Status as Global Hub for Virtual Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2022

A new policy statement to be issued at Hong Kong FinTech Week may spell out plans to include retail investors in the city’s VASP regime.