Digital Assets

    DeFi & Web3

    MAS to Launch Decentralised Credentials Platform for Fintechs

    By Mark Johnston | 09/11/2021

    MAS is launching a decentralised platform that will help banks assess the credentials, compliance readiness and credibility of fintech firms.

    CBDCs

    Multi CBDC Bridge Project Moves to Test New Use Cases

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/11/2021

    The mBridge project team has collaborated with private sector participants to identify 15 potential business use cases that are now being tested.

    Cryptocurrency

    CBA to Become First Major Aussie Bank to Offer Crypto Trading

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2021

    CBA will offer customers the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto assets directly through its ‘CommBank’ app, which is currently used by close to six million customers.

    Tokenisation

    HKMA Unveils New Measures to Achieve Fintech Vision

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/11/2021

    Prototype platforms for green bond tokenisation developed. Commercial Data Interchange enters pilot launch. AML Regtech Lab set for Friday launch.

    Cryptocurrency

    Hong Kong Virtual Assets Regime Under Review: SFC

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/11/2021

    The SFC is considering whether licensed firms should be allowed to provide crypto trading services to clients through omnibus account arrangements, and whether to allow crypto ETFs.

    Cryptocurrency

    MAS Sees “A Lot of Promise” in Crypto Space: Ravi Menon

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/11/2021

    MAS is seeking to develop crypto technology and better understand smart contracts as it prepares for Singapore to become a “tokenised economy” by 2030.

    Stablecoins

    US Regulators Call for Powers to Regulate Stablecoins

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/11/2021

    US regulators are calling for the enactment of legislation to ensure that stablecoin issuers are insured and subject to appropriate supervision and regulation.

    Cybersecurity

    MAS Advisory Panel Offers Recommendations on Cybersecurity

    By Editors | 31/10/2021

    The Cyber Security Advisory Panel said security awareness and competency in the blockchain space are “not where they needed to be”.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    Digital Capability Key to Boosting Malaysia Capital Market, says SC

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/10/2021

    SC chairman Datuk Syed Zaid Albar highlights the importance of technology and fintech in shaping the capital market ecosystem.

    Cryptocurrency

    Tokyo Court Confirms $9bn Plan to Repay Mt Gox Creditors

    By Editors | 30/10/2021

    The rehabilitation plan will lead to the distribution of more than $9bn to investors who lost bitcoins when Mt Gox closed more than seven years ago.

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