Cloud & Infrastructure

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

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    AI Risk & Governance

    Singapore Financial Industry Bodies Sign MOU on Skills Development

    By Editors | 21/08/2024

    Seven associations including IMAS and ABS signed an MOU with IBF and NTUC to promote the adoption of Financial Sector Job Transformation Maps.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Banks Exercise Caution in Transition to AI-Based AML Systems

    By Bradley Maclean | 20/08/2024

    Participants at a recent Regulation Asia roundtable in Hong Kong expressed caution, but also optimism, about the use of AI for AML purposes.

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    Structural Regulation

    Japan to Require Foreign Investment Reviews for More Industries

    By Editors | 20/08/2024

    Foreign investment in companies that produce machinery, equipment, parts, and materials used in semiconductor manufacturing will be subject to review.

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    Cybersecurity

    Malaysia’s SC Implements Revised Technology Risk Management Rules

    By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2024

    The revised guidelines include new requirements on reporting to the SC, performing cyber security assessments, and conducting penetration testing.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    ANZ Partners With Microsoft to Launch “AI Immersion Centre”

    By Editors | 15/08/2024

    ANZ plans to send 3,000 leaders through the facility over the next year to upskill them on GenAI and enable them to better support “adoption at scale”.

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    Cybersecurity

    NIST Finalises First Three Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2024

    Each standard contains the computer code and instructions for encryption algorithms that can withstand attacks from a quantum computer.

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    Operational Risk

    BNM Penalises Maybank, CIMB for Multiple Service Disruptions

    By Jaya Prakash Balakrishnan | 15/08/2024

    BNM said that CIMB and Maybank’s inability to promptly recover from system disruptions severely impacted customers and counterparties.

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    Cybersecurity

    MAS Partners with Banks and Tech Firms on Quantum Security

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/08/2024

    MAS and participating banks will experiment with “Quantum Key Distribution” solutions to address the cybersecurity threats posed by quantum computing.

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    Cybersecurity

    FSC Korea Offers Roadmap for Relaxing Network Separation Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2024

    Financial institutions will be allowed to use cloud computing and generative AI provided they have adequate security assurance measures in place.

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    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Launches New Policy Communication Platform

    By Nithya Subramanian | 12/08/2024

    The platform will be used to promote open discussions on regulatory issues in the financial industry to enhance Taiwan’s global competitiveness.

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