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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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