Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud & Infrastructure

SEBI Floats Discussion Paper on Sandbox for Regulated Entities

By Editors | 30/05/2019

Under the proposed framework, entities regulated by SEBI will be granted certain facilities and flexibilities to experiment with innovative solutions in a live environment and on real customers.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Singapore Banks Still Analysing Data Gaps for MAS 610

By Editors | 24/05/2019

A Wolters Kluwer survey has revealed that 76% of Singapore banks are in the ‘data gap analysis’ stage in their preparation for MAS 610/1003.

Cloud & Infrastructure

ISDA CDM Deployed in UK Digital Regulatory Reporting Pilot

By Manesh Samtani | 23/05/2019

The UK initiative  is exploring the use of technology to help firms meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of information reported.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Calastone Goes Live with New Blockchain Infrastructure

By Editors | 21/05/2019

The launch comes as funds globally experience significant margin pressures, and amid a need for reduced frictions in cross-border distribution of funds.

Cloud & Infrastructure

S. Korea Accepts Eight More Fintech Sandbox Participants

By Editors | 16/05/2019

The FSC has approved eight more fintech services for the regulatory sandbox, bringing the total number of approved companies to 26.

CBDCs

Hong Kong, Thailand Central Banks Sign Fintech Collaboration Agreement

By Editors | 15/05/2019

HKMA and BOT have agreed to collaborate on fintech innovation, including through a joint research project on the development of a central bank digital currency.

Structural Regulation

Korea to Ease Data Barriers Within Financial Services Firms

By Editors | 13/05/2019

In addition to easing information barriers within financial services firms, the FSC will also allow them to outsource their core businesses to third parties with as fintech startups.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Banks Need to Be More Agile to Remain Competitive

By Salomon Wettstein | 10/05/2019

Banks have not invested sufficiently in modernising their core internal systems due to a stronger focus on customer-facing applications, says Synpulse partner Salomon Wettstein.

Structural Regulation

HKMA Grants Four More Virtual Bank Licences

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2019

Ant Financial, Tencent, ICBC Asia, HKEX, Xiaomi and Ping An are among the backers of the four licence recipients, bringing the total number of virtual banks in Hong Kong to eight.