AI, Technology & Data

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore, Abu Dhabi to Cooperate on Banking Supervision, Markets, Fintech

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    Middle Eastern regulator has already approved one Singapore firm to provide credit services; Singapore firm won Fintech challenge.

    Operational Risk

    Indonesia Regulator to Set-up Regtech Surveillance System

    By Editors | 27/11/2017

    New technology to include integrated surveillance including early-warning system, data analysis and online regulatory reporting for financial institutions.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Bank Officials Involved in Majority of Online Banking Forgeries in Bangladesh

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

    A Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management survey has found that bank officials are directly involved in 67 per cent of online banking forgeries in collusion with IT firms.

    KYC & CDD

    Philippines Looks to Blockchain to Spur Financial Inclusion

    By Garima Chitkara | 23/11/2017

    The Bankers Association of the Philippines has launched a digitisation initiative to facilitate customer identity management and verification through blockchain technology.

    AI Risk & Governance

    The Final Frontier of Financial Regulation

    By Peter Guy | 20/11/2017

    FSB’s recent paper on artificial intelligence and machine learning reveal how far we are from managing its unknown effects on financial markets.

    Cybersecurity

    MAS MD Sets out Fintech Regulation Agenda

    By Editors | 16/11/2017

    Ravi Menon sets out raft of initiatives including new Payment Services Bill, technology risk management guidelines, machine readable forms.

    Data Privacy

    Hong Kong Institutions Must Start to Tackle EU Data Protection Rules

    By Justine Laprun | 16/11/2017

    The European General Data Protection Regulation should already be one of the next items on institutions’ agendas, according to Sia Partners.

    Cybersecurity

    Singapore Launches Cybercrime Centre

    By Garima Chitkara | 16/11/2017

    Centre is a collaboration between FS-ISAC and MAS; will provide internship training cybercrime fighters from Temasek Polytechnic.

    KYC & CDD

    No Privacy in Paradise

    By Peter Guy | 13/11/2017

    Look beyond the lurid financial gossip and the Paradise Papers show how technology is opening the banking system to scrutiny.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    Korean Firms Launch ‘World 1st’ Blockchain-based Authentication

    By Garima Chitkara | 09/11/2017

    Financial Investment Association says Chain ID is a world first, authentication only has to be performed once every three years.

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