AI, Technology & Data

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Banking on the Cloud is Vital – Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/08/2018

    In a new report, Quinlan & Associates suggests successful adoption and effective utilisation of cloud technology can help banks achieve a 1-2 percent revenue boost and a 2 percent reduction in overall costs.

    Structural Regulation

    CSRC Outlines Rules for Foreign-Invested Futures Firms

    By Garima Chitkara | 28/08/2018

    Securities regulator set out requirements for firm shareholders, senior management and application documents. Foreign-funded futures firms must hold all core consumer data and transaction data servers on the mainland.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Thomson Reuters, Singapore FinTech Association Join Forces on Financial Crime

    By Editors | 24/08/2018

    The collaboration joins the Singapore FinTech Association network with Thomson Reuters Labs technical expertise to solve issues around financial crime.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Singapore’s UOB Integrates Machine Learning in AML Systems

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2018

    Collaboration with regtech firm Tookitaki has enabled deeper and broader analyses of data sets which can be applied to all processes within AML framework.

    Credit Risk

    RBI Restates Case For Public Credit Registry

    By Garima Chitkara | 24/08/2018

    RBI deputy governor says that a public credit registry, with inputs from the corporate registration and GST database, will help increase access to credit in India.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    AusPayNet Consults on Online Fraud Mitigation Framework

    By Editors | 23/08/2018

    ‘Card-not-present’ fraud accounts for 85% of all card fraud, as criminal activity migrates to online channels following the success in chip technology in preventing in-person fraud.

    Data Privacy

    China Sees Largest Ever Theft of User Data

    By Editors | 23/08/2018

    Shenzhen-listed Ruizhi Huasheng Technology, a third party developer for state-run mobile carriers, stole up to 3 billion pieces of user data from 96 companies including Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu.

    Data Privacy

    India Tops Global Data Breach List For 2018 – Report

    By Garima Chitkara | 22/08/2018

    India, Vietnam and Australia were among the top five jurisdictions globally in terms of records exposed.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Cambodia Launches Fintech Association

    By Editors | 21/08/2018

    New body will connect Cambodia with overseas fintech associations and has already signed agreements with associations in Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan.

    Data Privacy

    Cross Border Data Transfers – An Old Problem, With or Without GDPR

    By Peter Lancos | 21/08/2018

    The challenges GDPR introduces around Cross Border Data Transfers are not necessarily new problems. They do however make an existing problem just a bit more complicated.

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