AI, Technology & Data

    Cybersecurity

    Cyber Resilience Practices at Financial Firms Improving: ASIC

    By Editors | 19/12/2019

    Improvements have been seen at larger firms in response planning, mitigation action planning, and to ensure events that occur are contained, do not propagate, and neutralised as quickly as possible.

    Payments & Settlements

    Google Recommends India UPI Model for New US ‘FedNow’ Service

    By Editors | 19/12/2019

    UPI adoption has grown from 100,000 to 1.15 billion monthly transactions in four years, with 140 member banks using its rails to enable payments for customers.

    KYC & CDD

    BNM Issues Draft Rules on Financial Sector Use of Electronic KYC

    By Editors | 17/12/2019

    BNM recommends the use of AI, machine learning or other forms of predictive algorithms to ensure accurate identification and verification, and to automate decision-making in customer onboarding.

    KYC & CDD

    SWIFT Opens KYC Registry to Corporate Groups

    By Editors | 16/12/2019

    Enabling corporate groups on the KYC Registry allows them to improve how their KYC data is structured, while freeing up their banking partners from having to chase down documentation.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    RegTech Association Flags Under-Investment in Australian Regtech

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2019

    Despite Australia having everything needed to be a global RegTech leader, mainstream adoption is being stymied by an equity gap, says new research from the RegTech Association.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Geopolitical Risk Surpasses Cyber as Top Overall Risk: Survey

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    Geopolitical risk & trade tensions was cited as the top overall risk for 2020 in DTCC’s annual Systemic Risk Barometer Survey, though cyber was cited more frequently as a ‘top 5 risk’.

    Structural Regulation

    KRX to Simplify KOSDAQ Listing Requirements Next Year

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    Korea Exchange plans to reform the listing requirements of the KOSDAQ market by shifting the focus to the future growth potential of companies.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Big Data is Transforming Investigations

    By Jeremy Birch | 12/12/2019

    Big data is rapidly changing how regulators and law enforcement conduct investigations and build cases, say Jeremy Birch, Peter Jones and Kyle Wombolt at Herbert Smith Freehills.

    Trading & Investment

    KRX to Tighten Rules on Algorithmic and AI-based Trading

    By Editors | 11/12/2019

    Algorithmic trading is not illegal in Korea, but authorities have long been concerned that the practice may cause market confusion and disadvantage retail investors.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Bank of Papua New Guinea Launches Regulatory Sandbox

    By Editors | 11/12/2019

    Local and foreign financial institutions and fintech firms are welcome to apply to test new products and services that could enhance financial inclusion and the provision of financial services.

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