AI, Technology & Data

    AI Risk & Governance

    HKEX Explores AI Use to Review Issuer Disclosures

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2020

    In the initial stage, HKEX has applied artificial intelligence to identify listed companies’ disclosures as required by some selected rules.

    Cybersecurity

    Japan Prepares Cyber Response Ahead of Tokyo Olympics

    By Editors | 01/02/2020

    In a September BOJ survey, 60% of banks said they were unable to secure enough staff to oversee cybersecurity, raising concerns of cyber attacks leading up to the Tokyo Olympics.

    Payments & Settlements

    Lao Central Bank Launches QR Code Payment Standard

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    The QR code payment standard will minimise the use of cash, drive Laos towards a digital economy,  and boost socio-economic development.

    Trading & Investment

    IOSCO Highlights Debt Market Concerns in Annual Work Programme

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority – corporate debt and leveraged loans.

    Payments & Settlements

    Singapore’s Payment Services Act Comes Into Force

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/01/2020

    The PS Act gives MAS formal supervisory powers over technology, cybersecurity and AML/CFT controls at payment services firms, including cryptocurrency and e-wallet companies.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    FSS Korea to Reorganise Consumer Protection Department

    By Editors | 24/01/2020

    The FSS will reorganise its consumer protection department to boost supervision of high-risk financial products, and establish suptech and regtech teams.

    Data Privacy

    Australia Considers Opening ‘Write’ Access Under Open Banking

    By Editors | 24/01/2020

    The government will consider expanding the consumer data right to allow ‘write’ access by entities other than banks, similar to how the EU’s PSD2 operates.

    Market Abuse

    SEBI to Augment Social Media Monitoring to Fight Manipulation

    By Editors | 24/01/2020

    SEBI is working on a ‘data lake’ project that will use AI, machine learning and NLP tech to analyse unstructured data and augment market surveillance.

    Data Privacy

    China Issues Guidelines on Facial Recognition Enabled Payments

    By Editors | 23/01/2020

    The guidelines set out principles for the use of facial recognition technology in payments, covering user consent and the collection, storage and use of facial data.

    Data Privacy

    S. Korea to Launch Financial Data Exchange in March

    By Editors | 22/01/2020

    The exchange will match buyers and sellers of financial data and facilitate the use of big data analytics to improve product development in the financial industry.

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