AI, Technology & Data

Payments & Settlements

India to Develop Payments System for Trinidad and Tobago

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/09/2024

The partnership aims to help Trinidad and Tobago develop a UPI-based real-time payments platform for P2P and P2M transactions.

Data Privacy

South Korea PIPC Fines Worldcoin for Privacy Law Violations

By Thisanka Siripala | 27/09/2024

The PIPC said Worldcoin did not adequately inform users about how their biometric data would be used or allow for users to request deletion of their data.

Cybersecurity

G7 Experts Warn of Quantum Computing Risks to Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/09/2024

The G7 Cyber Expert Group is calling on FIs to prepare for vulnerabilities that could arise from quantum computing.

Cryptocurrency

Singapore Court Grants WazirX Four-Month Conditional Moratorium

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/09/2024

The moratorium allows WazirX four months to resolve customer losses from a $230mn hack the company suffered in July.

Payments & Settlements

Cambodia Working to Launch Multi-currency KHQR Codes

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/09/2024

The NBC is working to launch unified KHQR codes that can accept payments using both the riel and US dollar.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Telegram Will Share User Data with Law Enforcement Authorities

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2024

Telegram has changed its terms of service to deter criminal abuse, nearly a month after CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France.

Supervision & Enforcement

Citigroup’s China Expansion Plans Stalled by US Regulatory Issues

By Mark Johnston | 26/09/2024

Citi has not yet been able to obtain a clearance letter from its home country regulator, as required by Chinese regulators.

Cybersecurity

MAS Forms Panel of Cyber & Technology Resilience Experts

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2024

The panel comprises 13 experts who will advise MAS on technology risks and threats facing the financial sector.

Data Privacy

US Proposes to Ban Chinese, Russian Tech in Vehicles

By Editors | 26/09/2024

The move would effectively ban Chinese and Russian vehicles in the US, which has already sharply raised tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs.