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Crypto / Digital Assets
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.

Fintech / Regtech
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.

Fintech / Regtech
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fintech / Regtech
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.

Fintech / Regtech
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.

Fintech / Regtech
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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