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Payments & Settlements
BSP Issues Governance Policy for Operators of Payment Systems
By Editors | 21/09/2021
Payment system operators including banks and electronic money issuers have six months to comply with the requirements.
Cryptocurrency
Philippine SEC Warns Against Dealing with Unlicensed Entities
By Editors | 21/09/2021
The SEC has warned against dealing with unlicensed forex brokers, crypto exchanges, and DeFi platforms among others.
Structural Regulation
Canada Implements Financial Benchmarks Regulatory Regime
By Editors | 21/09/2021
CDOR is designated as a critical benchmark and Refinitiv Benchmark Services is designated as its administrator.
Trading & Investment
SC Malaysia Launches Five Year Capital Market Masterplan
By Manesh Samtani | 21/09/2021
The masterplan includes measures to facilitate greater fundraising efficiency, liberalise access to foreign funds, and further develop the derivatives market.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Vietnam to Create Fintech Sandbox for Banking Sector
By Editors | 21/09/2021
The central bank will coordinating with government departments and agencies to develop a decree to enable the sandbox.
Trading & Investment
JSDA to Form Industry Panel to Review IPO Pricing Mechanism
By Editors | 20/09/2021
Startups say IPO prices are set too low prior to listing and that they have often surged on listing. Brokers say the gaps are caused by volatility.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
FSS Korea to Appeal Ruling Nullifying Woori Chairman Ban
By Editors | 20/09/2021
The appeal will follow a court decision to nullify an FSS decision to ban Woori Financial Group chairman Sohn Tae-seung for three years.
Structural Regulation
BSP Grants Sixth Digital Bank Licence to PayMaya
By Editors | 20/09/2021
The seventh and final digital bank is likely to be an existing bank applying to convert into a digital bank, but approval has been delayed.
CBDCs
CBDCs Theaten to Eat Into Banks’ Remittance Fees: Moody’s
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/09/2021
Fees and commissions banks charge for cross-border transactions will be reduced with wide adoption of CBDCs.
Trading & Investment
OSE, TOCOM Launch New Derivatives Trading System
By Editors | 20/09/2021
J-GATE 3.0 will help to expand market liquidity and improve reliability and convenience for investors and trading participants.
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