Fintech / Regtech

ESG / Sustainability

US Treasury Launches Data Hub for Climate Risk Assessments

By Editors | 01/08/2022

The Climate Data and Analytics Hub will enable financial regulators to use data from across the government to assess climate-related financial stability risks.

Capital / Liquidity

RBI Allows Payment Aggregators Time To Obtain Licenses

By Editors | 31/07/2022

Companies already providing payment aggregator services now would be allowed until 30 September 2022 to submit licence applications

AML / KYC

AUSTRAC Proposes Rule Change to Accommodate ISO 20022

By Editors | 29/07/2022

The proposed amendments will enable reporting entities to submit IFTIs using the ISO 20022 message format.

Fintech / Regtech

UK Regulators Progress Work to Transform Data Collection

By Editors | 28/07/2022

The BOE and FCA will delivering a more “intuitive” form design across regulatory returns that will make data submission “simpler, faster, and more valuable”.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS, Google Cloud Launch New Climate FinTech Support Programme

By Editors | 27/07/2022

The Point Carbon Zero Programme under Project Greenprint aims to catalyse the growth of climate FinTech solutions in Asia over the next three years.

Fintech / Regtech

China to Standardise Data Transmission by Securities Firms

By Editors | 26/07/2022

Many securities firms are still using manual processes to transmit data used by fund custodians, managers and fund service institutions for valuation and accounting purposes.

AML / KYC

FATF Offers Guidance on Private Sector Information Sharing

By Editors | 25/07/2022

The report features information sharing case studies from the UK, Singapore, Netherlands, the US, Estonia, and Germany.

Fintech / Regtech

ACCC Launches Free Sandbox for CDR Participants

By Editors | 25/07/2022

The CDR sandbox will reduce the time and cost firms spend trying to become active CDR participants and updating their CDR offerings.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ISSA Finds ‘Major Upsurge’ in DLT Use in Financial Markets

By Editors | 24/07/2022

Over 30% of the industry using DLT in live production, finds ISSA survey, conducted by the ValueExchange with support from Accenture, Broadridge and VMWare.