Cloud & Infrastructure

    Coverage of regulatory trends, risks, and innovations in the adoption of cloud services and critical infrastructure for financial institutions.

    Data Privacy

    RegTech Asia 2020: Regulatory Reporting & Data Management

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    How have regulatory reporting requirements been changing in APAC, and what has this meant for data management practices at financial institutions?

    Payments & Settlements

    SAFE Eases Administrative Burden of Bank Statistical Reporting

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Rule revisions relax requirements for banks to print foreign payment and collection vouchers, while also clarifying electronic forms and vouchers may be used in submissions.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA to Enhance AML/CFT Supervision Through Data & Tech

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

    The HKMA intends to increase its engagement and data collection, make better use of data, and utilise suptech tools to enhance its AML/CFT supervision.

    Liquidity Risk

    RegTech Asia 2020: Liquidity Risk During a Crisis

    By Editors | 29/09/2020

    How has Covid-19 impacted liquidity risk management at banks, and how they can better prepare for future market volatility and ongoing credit demands?

    KYC & CDD

    GLEIF Defines New Framework to Simplify, Accelerate LEI Issuance

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

    Many of the labor intensive and time-consuming procedures performed to obtain an LEI are the same as those performed by the FI during onboarding.

    AI Risk & Governance

    RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook

    By Editors | 28/09/2020

    How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?

    Cryptocurrency

    EU Unveils Digital Finance Strategy, Crypto-asset Framework

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/09/2020

    The package consists of a digital finance strategy, a retail payments strategy, and legislative proposals for regulating the crypto-asset sector.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    Korea, Thailand Sign MoU on Financial Services Regulation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2020

    The agreement will help enhance supervisory efficiency and promote innovation through experience sharing, technical assistance and exchange of information.

    Cybersecurity

    SFC Identifies Cybersecurity Deficiencies at Internet Brokers

    By Editors | 23/09/2020

    The SFC found deficiencies relating to two-factor authentication, data encryption, session timeout, monitoring and surveillance, among other areas.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Riding the Tech Wave in a Volatile Derivatives Market

    By John Omahen | 23/09/2020

    A surge in trading volumes has highlighted the need for brokerage firms to re-engineer their businesses for the future, writes John Omahen at FIS.

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