Other Asia Pacific

Tokenisation

BOT Issues $1.6bn in Government Savings Bonds on Blockchain

By Editors | 07/10/2020

Leveraging IBM blockchain technology, Bank of Thailand’s platform reduces a process that previously took 15 days to two days.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Sri Lanka: CBSL to Introduce Fintech Regulatory Framework

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 05/10/2020

The central bank set up a fintech sandbox in February but no companies have applied to participate so far, officials told Regulation Asia.

KYC & CDD

RegTech Asia 2020: Digital KYC, Onboarding & Authentication

By Editors | 04/10/2020

Digital transformation has accelerated in financial services amid the pandemic. But it has not come without risks.

Credit Risk

Bangladesh Further Extends Ban on Downgrading Borrowers

By Editors | 02/10/2020

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks not to change their classifications of loans for another three months for borrowers that fail to make repayments.

Data Privacy

RegTech Asia 2020: Regulatory Reporting & Data Management

By Editors | 01/10/2020

How have regulatory reporting requirements been changing in APAC, and what has this meant for data management practices at financial institutions?

Trading & Investment

RegTech Asia 2020: Trade Surveillance and Monitoring

By Editors | 30/09/2020

What has the increased use of new client communication modalities to facilitate trading amid the pandemic meant for market surveillance and regulatory compliance?

Cryptocurrency

BSP Set to Issue Revised Rules on Virtual Assets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2020

The revisions are aimed at addressing identified gaps and aligning the framework with FATF guidance for regulating VASPs.

Liquidity Risk

RegTech Asia 2020: Liquidity Risk During a Crisis

By Editors | 29/09/2020

How has Covid-19 impacted liquidity risk management at banks, and how they can better prepare for future market volatility and ongoing credit demands?

DeFi & Web3

Ant Group Launches New Digital Trade, Financing Platform

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/09/2020

DBS, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and StanChart have partnered with Ant Group to help optimise cross-border processes on the new blockchain powered platform.