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Cybersecurity
HK Regulator to Ask Brokers to Upgrade Cybersecurity
By Samuel Riding | 20/04/2017
Development follows on from January warning on DDOS hacks and blackmail.
Cybersecurity
Indian Central Bank to Set up Cyber-Emergency Team
By Samuel Riding | 19/04/2017
Recent ‘ethical hack’ found cybersecurity weaknesses at two public sector banks.
Structural Regulation
Payment Processors at the Gate
By Peter Guy | 17/04/2017
Regulatory hurdles in Ant Financial and MoneyGram deal may affect fintech development.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Hong Kong Pitches for Regtech Leadership
By JP Reimann | 13/04/2017
Regulators encourage mutual support and cooperation as industry players eye billions in cost savings.
Cybersecurity
BSP to Mandate Multi-factor Authentication
By Samuel Riding | 10/04/2017
Measures are a reaction to rising threat of cybercrime.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Extra-territorial Enforcement is Here to Stay
By JP Reimann | 06/04/2017
Compliance with US overseas enforcement actions is unlikely to change in Asia despite the dilemma it raises for the region’s banks.
AI Risk & Governance
Top PBOC Official Moots Fintech Sandbox
By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017
Head of science and technology department eyes UK FCA’s model; to develop ‘more invasive’ regulation including regtech.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Merrill Lynch Units’ $1.9mn Fine Could Have Been Much Larger – HK SFC
By Samuel Riding | 27/03/2017
One unit advised on futures contracts for more than 10 years without the required license.
KYC & CDD
India, Singapore, Guangdong Join Shift to ID Card-based KYC
By Samuel Riding | 24/03/2017
Financial institutions could soon be able to access government-held information including biometric data.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Updated – MAS Raises Spectre of Algo ‘Contagion’
By Samuel Riding | 21/03/2017
Singapore regulator using clustering, network analysis; to set up supervisory technology unit.
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