Cloud & Infrastructure

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

    AI Risk & Governance

    ASIC Continues Regtech Support with NLP Trials

    By JP Reimann | 07/05/2018

    ASIC deepened its support of regtech with natural language processing trials; signifies regulator’s starting point in its evolving approach to new technologies.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Singapore, Vietnam Sign Fintech, Banking Supervision Agreement

    By JP Reimann | 26/04/2018

    The central banks have agreed on a partnership to encourage fintech innovation and strengthen banking supervision.

    Cybersecurity

    Philippines Targets Retail Finance Digitalisation

    By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

    BSP governor laid out the central bank’s regulatory priorities in fintech and regtech while revealing regulation around AML/KYC requirements and mitigating the risks surrounding data security.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    APRA’s Economic and Financial Statistics Reform: A User’s Guide to Readiness

    By Douglas Cheung | 19/04/2018

    APRA may have delayed planned reforms to the Economic and Financial Statistics reported by banks, but banks can’t afford to be complacent, says Douglas Cheung, examining how banks should best prepare for the reforms.

    Cybersecurity

    HK Banks Introducing Biometrics Expected to Comply With IT Upgrade Guidelines

    By JP Reimann | 17/04/2018

    Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury expects banks to comply with requirements of HKMA personal data privacy ordinance.

    Data Privacy

    Singapore Moves Towards Open Banking Without Regulatory Mandate

    By Garima Chitkara | 16/04/2018

    MAS chief data officer says data sharing between financial firms will happen “organically” without need for regulatory mandate; may release guidelines on ethical data practices.

    Trading & Investment

    SFC Eying Rules on Instant Message Trade Orders

    By Samuel Riding | 16/04/2018

    Executive director also says regulator to develop common standard on the content and format of data required to be kept by investment firms.

    Payments & Settlements

    HKMA, HKEX Adopt New Messaging Standard

    By Editors | 13/04/2018

    Monetary authority and stock exchange to use messaging system across cross-border payments and remittances, support ‘open banking’.

    Market Data & Technology

    India to Level Playing Field Through ‘Managed Co-location Services’

    By Garima Chitkara | 12/04/2018

    SEBI asks exchanges to provide technical know-how and expertise to small traders that buy their co-location services in order to level the playing field among exchange members.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Philippines to Strengthen Supervision Through Regtech

    By Editors | 05/04/2018

    BSP to adopt regtech solutions including API for electronic data submissions by FIs, chatbot for complaints to the regulator.

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