Cybersecurity

    Reporting on regulatory requirements, enforcement actions, and best practices to safeguard financial institutions and markets against cyber threats, data breaches, and vulnerabilities through proactive measures.

    Operational Risk

    BIS Examines Adequacy of Operational Resilience Requirements

    By Editors | 31/08/2022

    Bigtech groups that are interconnected within the financial industry should be subject to group-wide requirements on operational resilience.

    Data Privacy

    CBIRC Directs FIs to Correct Violations of Personal Data Rights

    By Darien Choong | 30/08/2022

    Banks, wealth management companies, and insurance companies are required to perform self-assessments to identify and rectify violations.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Philippine Banks, Telecom Partner to Combat Cybercrime, Fraud

    By Editors | 30/08/2022

    BAP member banks and Globe Telecom will share data and intelligence to help counter cybercrime and fraud threats.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    FSC Korea Unveils Reforms to Promote Digital Financial Services

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/08/2022

    The FSC will increase opportunities for FIs and fintechs to offer services via integrated apps, while ensuring consumer protections are in place.

    Data Privacy

    China Cyberspace Regulator Says it Supports Foreign Listings

    By Editors | 23/08/2022

    The CAC said it supports the healthy development of China’s internet companies and their use of overseas capital markets for fundraising.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Singapore Proposes Mandatory SMS Sender Registration to Combat Scams

    By Darien Choong | 18/08/2022

    IMDA proposes a transition period from October until the end of this year to give organisations time to register their sender IDs.

    Structural Regulation

    Perspectives from China: The Shifting Regulatory Landscape

    By Bradley Maclean | 17/08/2022

    Research by S&P Global and Regulation Asia highlighted a refocus towards common prosperity type products and services, and a trend towards digital transformation.

    Cybersecurity

    Malaysia Reassures Public After Data Breach at Payments Firm

    By Editors | 15/08/2022

    The iPay88 breach will be raised in a Cabinet meeting to discuss a proposal to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incident.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    APRA Corporate Plan Highlights Focus on Industry Resilience

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/08/2022

    In its latest corporate plan, APRA said its focus is to ‘protect the community today’ and ensure the financial system is ‘prepared for tomorrow’.

    Data Privacy

    Making Data Security a Priority in a World of Tech-driven Services

    By Philip Keller | 14/08/2022

    Philip Keller outlines key considerations for banks when establishing a protocol to ensure data can only be shared in a safe, reliable, timely, and complete manner.

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