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    US Treasury Publishes First Ever DeFi Risk Assessment

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/04/2023

    Treasury calls on the private sector to use the risk assessment to inform their risk mitigation strategies, and offers recommendations on government action.

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    RBI Scraps Plans to Allow Firms to Develop UPI Alternative

    By Editors | 07/04/2023

    RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar says ‘new umbrella entity’ applicants did not propose solutions that were particularly innovative.

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    Wanton Wiper Malware and the Weaponization of Legitimate Tools

    By Lotem Finkelstein | 07/04/2023

    A bigger threat than ransomware is the reemergence of malware that destroys sensitive data, says Lotem Finkelstein.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BNM Proposes to Introduce ‘Green Lane’ for FinTech Sandbox

    By Editors | 06/04/2023

    The ‘Innovation Green Lane’ will offer a more risk-proportionate and accelerated pathway for innovative solutions by financial institutions with strong risk management capabilities.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    APAC Regulators Form New Forum to Address Cloud Risk

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/04/2023

    MAS assistant managing director Vincent Loy said the twice-a-year forum will help APAC regulators and CSPs ensure greater resilience of cloud adoption in the financial sector.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UBS Executes Cross-border Intraday Repo on Broadridge Blockchain Platform

    By Editors | 06/04/2023

    Intraday repo provides a more efficient means of managing liquidity, while also providing additional funding flexibility and reducign operational risk.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Malaysia Issues 2nd Consultation on New Consumer Credit Act

    By Editors | 06/04/2023

    The new consultation paper covers licensing, financial, governance and conduct requirements for unregulated credit services including BNPL providers.

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    JPX Launches Paid Data Service for Retail Investors

    By Editors | 05/04/2023

    The paid version of the J-Quants API includes datasets that were “highly requested” by users of the beta service.

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    Korea to Develop Guidance on Mitigating Technology Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/04/2023

    The guidelines are an action item from a new task force that was created after a data centre fire disrupted Kakao’s services last October.

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    Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Finance

    By Larry Cao | 04/04/2023

    CFA Institute’s Larry Cao discusses the opportunities and challenges of adopting AI tech in the investment industry.

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