AI, Technology & Data

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Banks Need to Be More Agile to Remain Competitive

    By Salomon Wettstein | 10/05/2019

    Banks have not invested sufficiently in modernising their core internal systems due to a stronger focus on customer-facing applications, says Synpulse partner Salomon Wettstein.

    Structural Regulation

    HKMA Grants Four More Virtual Bank Licences

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2019

    Ant Financial, Tencent, ICBC Asia, HKEX, Xiaomi and Ping An are among the backers of the four licence recipients, bringing the total number of virtual banks in Hong Kong to eight.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Japan FSA Seeks AI Expertise to Examine Securities Reports

    By Editors | 09/05/2019

    The FSA is looking to conduct an experiment to explore the use of AI to read and analyse the data in annual securities reports published by listed companies.

    Cybersecurity

    Open Banking Security Risks May Open Pandora’s Box

    By Peter Lancos | 09/05/2019

    The open banking initiative could be put in jeopardy if data is not sufficiently secured, say Peter Lancos, Jonathan Naismith and Suraj Nittoor at Exate Technology.

    Structural Regulation

    MAS Considers the Value of Allowing Virtual Banks in Singapore

    By Editors | 08/05/2019

    The regulator says it is engaging relevant stakeholders to ascertain the unique value that such virtual bank entrants could bring to Singapore’s banking landscape.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australia: Banking Misconduct Drives Search for RegTech Remedies

    By Jeffrey Kupfer | 08/05/2019

    Australia may emerge as a world-leader in RegTech adoption as a remedy to banking culture and misconduct issues, say Jeff Kupfer and Stephen Scott at Starling Trust.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysia to Use Blockchain in Securities Borrowing and Lending

    By Editors | 07/05/2019

    Working with bank stakeholders, Bursa Malaysia is developing Southeast Asia’s first blockchain proof-of-concept for securities borrowing and lending.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX Central Depository Moves to Digital Account Opening

    By Editors | 07/05/2019

    CDP account opening can now be done online without paper documents, allowing for greater convenience, security and “a better experience” for retail investors.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Technology Driven Changes Afoot in the Australian Banking Sector

    By Garima Chitkara | 07/05/2019

    Open banking, digital banking, cloud-based infrastructure and RegTech are the key drivers of technology-led change in the Australian banking sector, according to S&P Global Ratings.

    Data Privacy

    HKMA Urges ‘Data Ethics’ in FinTech Development

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2019

    The HKMA encourages authorised institutions to adopt the PCPD’s Ethical Accountability Framework in the development of fintech products and services.

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