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Custody & Infrastructure
Two Singapore Bodies Merge to Form New Blockchain Association
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The new industry body will be co-chaired by SFA president Chia Hock Lai and OneConnect Financial Technology’s APAC chief Ms Tan Bin Ru.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Cambodia: Securities Regulator to Undergo Digital Transformation
By Editors | 15/04/2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia will develop a digital reporting system and adopt technology requirements in its regulatory framework.
Payments & Settlements
MAS, ABS Push Greater Adoption of Digital Financial Services
By Editors | 10/04/2020
The Association of Banks in Singapore, support by MAS, is offering incentives to encourage uptake and usage of peer-to-peer funds transfer service PayNow.
AI Risk & Governance
Korea: FSS Enhances Supervision with Artificial Intelligence
By Editors | 09/04/2020
The FSS has been applying AI to monitor insurance telemarketing, loan collections and online advertising, as well as to analyse complaints and PE fund reports.
Cloud & Infrastructure
MAS Unveils Support Package to Bolster Financial Sector Capabilities
By Editors | 08/04/2020
The package includes training allowances, IBF course subsidies, salary support, digital acceleration grants, and free access to API Exchange.
Structural Regulation
In-Depth: Making Sense of Digital Bank Policy
By Jamie Lloyd Evans | 07/04/2020
Industry veteran Jamie Lloyd Evans takes a detailed look at digital banking regimes in Asia, and the stated – and unstated – motivations behind them.
KYC & CDD
The Four e-KYC Models Around the World
By Claus Christensen | 05/04/2020
Claus Christensen at Know Your Customer Ltd identifies four e-KYC models in use across the world, but says that harmonisation and consolidation of these schemes is likely.
Structural Regulation
SFC Extends Deadlines on Three Regulatory Initiatives
By Editors | 31/03/2020
The deferred initiatives relate to new requirements on external data storage, client asset protection, and brokers’ systems for maintaining order life cycle data.
Cloud & Infrastructure
APRA Suspends Work on New Data Collection Solution
By Editors | 24/03/2020
‘APRA Connect’ go live dates will be delayed by at least six months to allow financial institutions to concentrate on their businesses and assist customers impacted by the coronavirus.
KYC & CDD
Moving to a Continuous KYC Process
By Greg Watson | 23/03/2020
Greg Watson discusses how to streamline KYC reviews and move from regular 1-3-5 year reviews to perpetual KYC, managed-by-exception.
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