Fintech / Regtech
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Philippines Looks to Blockchain to Spur Financial Inclusion
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 23, 2017The Bankers Association of the Philippines has launched a digitisation initiative to facilitate customer identity management and verification through blockchain technology.
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The Final Frontier of Financial Regulation
Peter Guy, Regulation Asia November 20, 2017FSB’s recent paper on artificial intelligence and machine learning reveal how far we are from managing its unknown effects on financial markets.
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Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia to Hold CTF Summit
Editors, Regulation Asia November 16, 2017Summit to include ‘codeathon’, with 80 participants demonstrating new digital tools and ideas to address the challenge of terrorist financing.
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India’s Highest Court Considering Petition Calling for Bitcoin Regulation
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 16, 2017Petitioner says central bank, securities regulator refusing to take responsibility for bitcoin regulation by not defining as currency or commodity
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MAS MD Sets out Fintech Regulation Agenda
Editors, Regulation Asia November 16, 2017Ravi Menon sets out raft of initiatives including new Payment Services Bill, technology risk management guidelines, machine readable forms.
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Singapore, Malaysia Take More Open Stances on Cryptocurrency
Editors, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017MAS executive director says ICOs could be an example for securities markets; Malaysia to consider secondary market for digital assets.
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Korean Firms Launch ‘World 1st’ Blockchain-based Authentication
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017Financial Investment Association says Chain ID is a world first, authentication only has to be performed once every three years.
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Thailand to Boost Fintech Use With New Law
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia November 9, 2017Regulator says current laws are hindering development of financial technology sector; aims to promote ‘full scale digital economy’.
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FSB Reports on ‘Rise of the Financial Machines’, Backs Regtech
Samuel Riding, Regulation Asia November 2, 2017Report suggests AI and machine learning could create new systemically important players, warns on opacity, audit difficulty.
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741Here’s Sand in Your Eye
Karen Chiu, Regulation Asia October 26, 2017Why fintech (financial technology) sandboxes aren’t necessarily the child’s play they’ve been made out to be by banks and disrupters alike.
