Singapore

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Proposes to Eliminate Cheque Usage in Singapore

By Editors | 03/11/2022

MAS proposes that financial institutions collectively cease the issuance of new cheque books to all corporates by end-2024.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Launches Digital Banker’s Guarantees, Insurance Bonds

By Editors | 03/11/2022

Banker’s guarantees and insurance bonds historically took a few days to issue. The new digital service enables issuance and delivery to government agencies within a day.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Grants Approvals to Stablecoin Issuers Paxos, Circle

By Editors | 03/11/2022

Paxos provides has its own stablecoin (USDP) and provides infrastructure for Binance Coin. Circle is the issuer of stablecoins USD Coin and Euro Coin.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Innovation Hub to Explore Use of DeFi Protocols in CBDC Trades

By Editors | 03/11/2022

Project Mariana involves the Eurosystem, Singapore and Switzerland BIS Innovation Hub Centres, together with the Bank of France, MAS and Swiss National Bank.

Crypto / Digital Assets

First Project Guardian Pilot Completed Using DeFi Protocols

By Editors | 03/11/2022

DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset completed the pilot. Two other pilots are being launched by StanChart, HSBC, UOB and Marketnode.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS: SGFinDex Extended to Include Data on Insurance Policies

By Editors | 03/11/2022

SGFinDex users can now digitally access and aggregate information on life, accident and health insurance policies held across different participating insurers.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS, PBOC to Jointly Establish Green Finance Taskforce

By Editors | 02/11/2022

A number of Singapore-China initiatives were announced this week, including plans by SGX, SSE and SZSE to launch a Low Carbon Index Family by year-end.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Concludes Phase One of Retail CBDC Project

By Editors | 31/10/2022

Phase 1 of Project Orchid explored the concept of purpose-bound digital SGD, bearer instruments that enable senders to specify conditions when making transfers in digital SGD.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SGX-owned MaxxTrader Partners with DBS on Digital Assets

By Editors | 30/10/2022

DBS said the partnership enables it to provide more dynamic pricing, financing, and risk solutions to investors, which contributes to Singapore’s growing influence as a global digital asset hub.