Fintech / Regtech

New ASIFMA whitepaper advocates regional harmonisation of data privacy rules to facilitate continued growth of fintech ecosystems in Asia.

At the Refinitiv Pan Asian Regulatory Summit, HKMA's Carmen Chu discussed how technology and cooperation with authorities contributes to a safe and clean financial centre.

Ravi Menon told Bloomberg that MAS is trying to bring banks and crypto startups together to see if an understanding can be reached.

Guidelines allow digital advisers to pass client orders to brokerage firms for execution without the need for an additional capital markets services licence.

With digitalisation becoming a mainstay concept, it’s time for financial institutions to rethink and take a holistic view on their digital transformational journeys.

The US and Luxembourg join a string of international jurisdictions that have agreed to cooperate with ASIC in the development of their fintech and regtech sectors.

The pilot uses distributed ledger technology to enhance efficiency, transparency and security while reducing operating costs in the sales of government savings bonds.

IMF economists urge for resistance against pressures to roll back regulation, as the post-crisis reform agenda is not yet complete and new risks continue to emerge.

A new white paper by ISDA and King & Wood Mallesons proposes a practical framework for constructing smart derivatives contracts.

Cybersecurity experts on the panel discussed the growing adoption by financial institutions of new technologies such as cloud services and open APIs.