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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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