Fintech / Regtech

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ESMA Issues Guidelines for Operators of DLT Market Infrastructure

    By Editors | 22/12/2022

    The guidelines include templates firms can use to apply for permission to operate DLT market infrastructure under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regulation.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Five Steps to Address E-Comms Risk and Avoid Regulatory Penalties

    By Rupal Patel | 22/12/2022

    The industry is playing catch up with the impact of working from home and must ensure e-comms risk is managed in a better way, says Rupal Patel at Acin.

    Enforcement

    UK Regulators Fine TSB Bank Over IT Upgrade Failures

    By Editors | 22/12/2022

    An IT system upgrade in April 2018 resulted in nearly 2 million TSB Bank customers being unable to access banking services.

    Fintech / Regtech

    HKMA Issues Guidance on Using Digital Platforms to Offer Credit

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/12/2022

    With the growing popularity of digital platforms to apply for credit products, banks are “reminded to ensure proper protection of their customers”, the HKMA said.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Indonesian Lawmakers Pass Major Financial Sector Reforms

    By Editors | 20/12/2022

    The legislation changes the central bank’s mandate, shifts crypto sector oversight to OJK, makes a digital rupiah legal tender, and introduces a carbon trading framework.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    CGS-CIMB Becomes First Brokerage to Establish Link to ADDX

    By Editors | 20/12/2022

    CGS-CIMB is providing accredited investor clients access to tokenised and fractionalised private market securities via ADDX.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASIFMA Asks for Changes to SEBI Cloud Adoption Framework

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    ASIFMA says the data localisation requirements in SEBI’s new cloud adoption framework will expose FIs to greater cybersecurity risks while negatively impacting global operations.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Malaysia Publishes ‘Climate Data Catalogue’, Identifies Data Gaps

    By Editors | 19/12/2022

    Malaysia’s JC3 says the data catalogue “represents a call to action” for stakeholders to collectively improve the availability and accessibility of climate data.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Singapore, EU to Expand Partnership to ‘Digital Realm’

    By Editors | 18/12/2022

    The partnership includes efforts to advance new and emerging areas such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, and digital identities.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ACCC Fines ING for Breaching CDR Rules, Refuses iSignthis Accreditation

    By Editors | 18/12/2022

    The ACCC said ING Bank was not capable of receiving consumer data requests from accredited data recipients within the required timelines.

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