OTHER ASIA PACIFIC

ESG / Sustainability

GRI, IFRS Tackle Sustainability Reporting Challenges with New Platform

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/11/2023

The Sustainability Innovation Lab in Singapore will support businesses in adapting to new reporting requirements, said GRI CEO Eelco van der Enden and ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber.

Tax Incentives Crucial to Attracting Single Family Offices to Singapore

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/11/2023

The slew of sops along with the regulator’s focus on quality investors has made the city-state a preferred destination for the super-rich.

Market Infrastructure

Asian Firms Must Tackle T+1 Long Before May

By Javier Hernani Burzaco | 19/11/2023

European and APAC firms that act quickly to prepare for T+1 settlement in North America would gain a competitive advantage, writes Javier Hernani Burzaco.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Kazakhstan Launches CBDC Platform in “Pilot Mode”

By Editors | 19/11/2023

Second-tier banks and their clients can use the “digital tenge” for retail transactions and to test automated smart contracts for settlements.

Fintech / Regtech

AI To Enhance Central Banks’ Supervision: Deutsche Bundesbank

By Jill Wong | 16/11/2023

Joachim Wuermeling of the Deutsche Bundesbank says AI will help central banks do a better job in supervising banks.

Fintech / Regtech

Cash, Digital Wallets and Financial Services for “The Next Billion”

By Jill Wong | 15/11/2023

Sophistication is key but basic solutions are also needed before “the next billion” of digital banking customers can enter the gates.

Fintech / Regtech

IMF Says CBDCs Can Replace Cash; Unveils Handbook

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2023

IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva said that public sector should prepare to deploy CBDCs and prepare platforms that facilitate cross-border payments.

Press Release

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2023 – Results Announcement

By Editors | 15/11/2023

Regulation Asia held its sixth annual Awards ceremony on 14 November 2023. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.

ESG / Sustainability

Asia Wakes Up to Blue Finance Regulation

By David Green | 14/11/2023

Blue finance regulatory frameworks are starting to make ripples as the ocean cause expands its reach to Asia.