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.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    BSP Urges Passage of Bill to Tackle Rising Cybercrime

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 05/10/2021

    The bill will strengthen the legal framework for financial consumer welfare and foster greater public awareness on cybersecurity, the BSP said.

    Operational Risk

    SFC Issues New Guidance on Remote Working Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021

    The SFC describes incidents that occurred due to failures to split teams amid the pandemic, set up phone recording, and promptly isolate a server compromised by ransomware.

    CBDCs

    RBNZ Issues Consultation on Potential CBDC Issuance

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/10/2021

    A CBDC would help ensure central bank money remains relevant in a digital future, while also providing an additional monetary policy tool, the RBNZ said.

    Cybersecurity

    BNM Launches New Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021

    FinTIP leverages machine algorithms and human experts to correlate, normalise, enrich, and sanitise contributed data to produce “real-time actionable intelligence”.

    Data Privacy

    BOT Issues New Data Governance Guidelines for Banks

    By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 03/10/2021

    The guidelines set out a data governance approach that encompasses five aspects, allowing for flexibility to cater to the specific nature of a bank’s operations.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    FMSB Offers Guidance on Mitigating Risks of Hybrid Working

    By Editors | 02/10/2021

    In a new Spotlight Review, the FMSB outlines steps firms can take to promote equivalent conduct outcomes in a hybrid environment.

    Cybersecurity

    FIs Increasingly Sharing Data to Prevent, Mitigate Cyberattacks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/09/2021

    Global cyber intelligence sharing among financial institutions increased 60 percent in the past year, driven by supply chain and ransomware threats.

    Cybersecurity

    Industry Group Considers Options for Protecting Data at FMIs

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    There is no standard approach to identifying the types of data that need to be protected, nor the manner in which that data should be protected.

    Payments & Settlements

    BNM Issues New Regulatory Requirements for Merchant Acquirers

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    The new requirements will ensure merchant acquiring services have measures in place to manage settlement risk, financial risk, fraud risk, technology risk and cyber risk.

    Data Privacy

    Chinese Regulators Hold Meeting with Wall Street Firms – Report

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/09/2021

    CSRC vice chairman Fang Xinghai reportedly defended moves targeting the education and gaming industries as measures to reduce social anxiety.

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