Cloud & Infrastructure

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

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Launches New Services to Drive Digital Payments Adoption

    By Editors | 15/03/2022

    UPI-based instant payments can be enabled on some 400 million feature phones in India that do not have an internet connection.

    Structural Regulation

    SFC, HKEX Fine HSBC Securities for Regulatory Breaches

    By Editors | 04/03/2022

    The firm made errors when assigning BCANs to clients. It also oversold China securities due to deficiencies in its order management and algorithmic trading systems.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    FSC Korea Issues Guidelines on Mobile Bank Apps

    By Editors | 01/03/2022

    Banks are expected to introduce updated versions of their mobile applications to make them more “senior friendly” by the first half of 2023.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    RBI Directs Selected NBFCs to Centralise Core Systems

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/02/2022

    Middle and upper layer NBFCs with ten or more places of operation will be required to implement a core financial services solution by 30 September 2025.

    Operational Risk

    BSP Issues Revised Outsourcing Rules for Banks

    By Editors | 27/02/2022

    Banks need BSP approval to enter into material outsourcing arrangements. They must also conduct periodic assessments to ensure outsourcing risks are properly managed.

    Cybersecurity

    Japan FSA to Inspect FIs for Cybersecurity Effectiveness

    By Editors | 22/02/2022

    The FSA will carry out inspections to verify the effectiveness of cyber security systems at FIs. Common issues and good practices identified will be shared with the industry.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI to Consolidate Reg Reporting Requirements in Single View

    By Editors | 21/02/2022

    The RBI will withdraw 100 circulars and consolidate all regulatory reporting and return submission requirements on a single webpage.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    HKMA, PBOC Invite Firms to Test Fintech Initiatives Across GBA

    By Editors | 21/02/2022

    The objective of the link is to provide a “one-stop platform” to allow FIs and technology firms to pilot test their cross-boundary fintech initiatives, concurrently in Hong Kong and GBA cities.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Korea FSS Includes NFT, Metaverse Monitoring in Annual Work Plan

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/02/2022

    The FSS said it will strengthen its supervision of “new trading assets such as NFTs” and “prepare countermeasures” if necessary to protect consumers against damage.

    Data Privacy

    Applications Open for ‘Data Specialising Institutions’ Designation: FSS

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/02/2022

    Data specialising institutions are allowed to converge anonymised and pseudonymised data originating from different businesses for analytics purposes.

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