AI, Technology & Data

    KYC & CDD

    HKMA Issues Guidance on Remote Onboarding of Corporate Clients

    By Editors | 25/09/2020

    Onboarding processes should be designed reflecting the principle that CDD is not merely a document collection exercise, the HKMA says.

    Cybersecurity

    SFC Identifies Cybersecurity Deficiencies at Internet Brokers

    By Editors | 23/09/2020

    The SFC found deficiencies relating to two-factor authentication, data encryption, session timeout, monitoring and surveillance, among other areas.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Riding the Tech Wave in a Volatile Derivatives Market

    By John Omahen | 23/09/2020

    A surge in trading volumes has highlighted the need for brokerage firms to re-engineer their businesses for the future, writes John Omahen at FIS.

    KYC & CDD

    Sri Lanka: CSE Enables Digital ID Verification for Account Opening

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 22/09/2020

    The CSE and Central Depository System can digitally verify national ID card details against information held by the Department for Registration of Persons.

    Cybersecurity

    Saxo Japan Ordered to Bolster Controls After Data Breach

    By Editors | 22/09/2020

    The breach included clients’ names, contact details, date of birth, bank account information, and identity verification documents of 750 clients.

    Cybersecurity

    Korea FSS to Ease Restrictions on External Network Access

    By Editors | 21/09/2020

    The FSS will ease restrictions on external access to network systems at local financial firms, in line with new norms amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Credit Risk

    BOT Sets Out New Rules for ‘Digital Personal Loans’

    By Editors | 21/09/2020

    Under the regulations, alternative data including payment information relating to water, electricity and telephone bills can be used to support loan applications.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Colombo Stock Exchange Digitalises Core Operations

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 18/09/2020

    Account opening and post-trade functions such as clearing and settlement are now electronically enabled. E-contract notes and e-statements have also been adopted.

    Payments & Settlements

    SWIFT Announces Enhancements in Payments, Securities Processing

    By Editors | 17/09/2020

    The enhancements will be made available through a next-generation digital platform that will “fundamentally transform” payments and securities processing, SWIFT says.

    Cybersecurity

    HKMC Annuity Launches Video-Conferencing Application Service

    By Editors | 17/09/2020

    In a pilot run approved by the Insurance Authority under the Insurtech Sandbox, customers can apply for HKMC Annuity plans through video-conferencing.

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