AI, Technology & Data

    Cybersecurity

    Chinese Police Summon Alibaba Staff to Probe Data Breach

    By Editors | 18/07/2022

    Personal information on 1 billion Chinese citizens was reportedly stolen from a Shanghai police database located on an Alibaba server.

    Structural Regulation

    Bringing People Back to Hong Kong an ‘Uphill Task’: FSDC Chair

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/07/2022

    FSDC chairman Laurence Li said Hong Kong we must not allow any “slippage” in its role as an international financial centre, and as a connector to the mainland.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    BOJ, FSA Advance Work to Coordinate Supervisory Functions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/07/2022

    The FSA and BOJ have started sharing information reported by FIs using common templates and are establishing a new data platform to collect granular data from the industry.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    IOSCO Publishes Report on Use of Innovation Facilitators

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    The report offers recommendations on three types of innovation facilitators – innovation hubs, regulatory sandboxes, and regulatory accelerators.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Fraudulent Transactions Cost 4x the Loss Amount on Average

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    Every $1 lost to fraud costs organisations an average of $3.99 in APAC, and around $6.33 for digital banks and alternative lenders, LexisNexis Risk Solutions finds.

    Data Privacy

    How the UK Intends to Reform Data Protection Law

    By Nick Westbrook | 14/07/2022

    Nick Westbrook outlines the most significant areas of reform to the UK GDPR since it came into force in May 2018.

    Data Privacy

    ACCC Issues First Penalty for CDR Breach Against BOQ

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/07/2022

    This is the first infringement notice the ACCC has issued for an alleged breach of the CDR rules as BOQ pays penalty.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australian Banks Introduce Dynamic CVV to Reduce Card Fraud

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    Westpac customers who use dynamic CVV have seen an 80 percent reduction in fraud compared to those who don’t.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    HKMA Advances Work on AML SupTech, Bank-to-Bank Data Sharing

    By Darien Choong | 13/07/2022

    HKMA executive director Carmen Chu discussed initiatives to enable bank-to-bank information sharing and use granular bank data to detect ML risk.

    Data Privacy

    FSC Korea Approves Rule Change to Promote Data Convergence

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/07/2022

    Firms that do not hold their own data will be allowed to use pseudonymised data from other businesses in their analysis.

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