AI, Technology & Data

    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.

    Data Privacy

    Chinese Tech Giants Submit App Algorithm Details to CAC

    By Editors | 16/08/2022

    Companies including Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, ByteDance and Baidu submitted algorithm information to regulators to comply with requirements adopted in March.

    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.

    Capital Adequacy

    Korea: New FSC Administration Sets Out Policy Agenda

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/08/2022

    The agenda sets out measures to ensure financial stability, encourage digital transformation, improve the capital markets, and introduce new regulations for digital assets.

    Structural Regulation

    RBI to Adopt New Measures to Regulate Digital Lending

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2022

    The measures include enhanced disclosures for borrowers, consent-based data collection, a cooling-off period for online loans, and the establishment of a new SRO.

    Payments & Settlements

    RBI Defers Deadline for Acquiring Banks to Purge Customer Card Data

    By Editors | 09/08/2022

    All entities in the transaction chain other than acquiring banks, card issuers and card networks must purge card-on-file data from 1 October 2022.

    Cybersecurity

    Australia Issues Revised Cyber Resilience Testing Framework

    By Editors | 09/08/2022

    The updated version of the CORIE framework follows the CFR’s endorsement of a plan for the wider rollout of the programme.

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