Fintech / Regtech

The Philippines SEC has issued rules governing the operation and use of equity- and lending-based crowdfunding to help smaller firms access financing.

Transactions involving digital tokens or cryptocurrencies that function or are intended to function as a medium of exchange will be exempt from GST.

A new white paper from NPP Australia provides an overview of developments in other real-time payments markets, including opportunities and challenges for the payments sector.

A framework for ICOs, originally expected by the end of Q1, is now under review by relevant stakeholders, according to deputy finance minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah.

The Consumer Data Right Bill is needed for banks to be able to transfer their customers' personal data to another institution, a cornerstone of the open banking initiative.

Policymakers are facing a balancing act between keeping up with the pace of fintech development and trying to ensure risks are well understood and mitigated.

Singapore's big banks will be able to defend against new digital entrants, while small foreign-owned incumbents will face the greatest disruption risk, says Moody's Investors Service.

Fundraising through STOs will be capped at TWD300mn; individual investors will be allowed to purchase up to TWD300,000 worth of security tokens.

The BIS Innovation Hub will foster collaboration between central banks and, by extension, help the private sector fully realise 'new economy' opportunities.

FICO's chief analytics officer Scott Zoldi discusses his patent work aimed at achieving the explainability, transparency and auditability regulators demand of AI models.