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Payments & Settlements
Thai Bank Governor Calls for Greater Financial Connectivity Across Region
By Garima Chitkara | 10/08/2017
Central bank governor made comments during the opening ceremony of the Asian Financial Cooperation Association.
Cybersecurity
HKMA Collecting UnionPay ATM Withdrawal Data
By Garima Chitkara | 10/08/2017
Regulator has asked for number of withdrawals and amounts to regulate the use of UnionPay cards in Hong Kong.
Trading & Investment
SEBI to Study Fintech Potential for Securities Markets
By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017
Committee will help the regulator evolve the regulatory framework in response to the development of new technology pertinent to the securities markets.
Capital Adequacy
BIS Releases Policy Papers on Regulatory Proportionality and Cyber-risk
By Garima Chitkara | 03/08/2017
Papers analyses regional divergence in frameworks across Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.
Trading & Investment
Rolling in the Regulations for Robo-Advisers
By Kristi Swartz | 01/08/2017
A SFC consultation paper proposes guidelines for robo-advisers to provide accurate, easily comprehensible information to investors.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Regulatory Support Behind Fintech’s Rise – EY
By Editors | 24/07/2017
Asia Pacific countries lead adoption as sector gains traction, backed by due to greater support, and affirmation, from regulators and […]
Market Data & Technology
Tackling the MiFID 2 Data Deluge in APAC
By Samuel Riding | 20/07/2017
Asia’s diverse information governance rules and sometimes insular institutions exacerbate MiFID 2 data challenge.
Structural Regulation
Australia Incentivises Fintech with Regulatory, Funding Initiatives
By Editors | 20/07/2017
Treasury confirms removal of $40mn capital requirement for firms to use ‘bank’ label; Sydney, Melbourne fintech hubs win state government support.
KYC & CDD
HK’s New Financial Services Chief Advocates Centralised KYC Registry
By Editors | 19/07/2017
Top official says updated ID cards with greater security could be used as basis of the centralised KYC; boost Hong Kong’s status in fintech.
Cybersecurity
Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks
By Editors | 17/07/2017
Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.
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