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Structural Regulation
Ant Group Launches Digital Bank Operations in Singapore
By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2022
ANEXT Bank, wholly owned by Ant Group, will aim to provide digital financial services to MSMEs, particularly those with cross-border operations.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Green Link Digital Bank Launches Operations in Singapore
By Editors | 03/06/2022
Green Link Digital Bank, owned by Greenland Group and Linklogis, will seek to address the needs of underserved MSMEs.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Banks to Adopt More Scam Prevention Measures
By Darien Choong | 02/06/2022
The measures include an emergency self-service ‘kill switch’, enhancements to fraud surveillance systems, and additional customer confirmations.
Tokenisation
SGX CDP Enables Access to DLT Bond Issuance Platform
By Editors | 02/06/2022
CDP has made available to market participants a blockchain-enabled bond issuance platform developed by Marketnode, a joint venture between SGX and Temasek.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Singapore Launches New Utility to Tackle Supply Chain, Trade Issues
By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2022
Over 70 participants have signed on to use SGTraDex – including DBS, OCBC, Standard Chartered, UOB, Trafigura, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
Climate Risk
MAS Issues New Guidance on Environmental Risk Management
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/06/2022
Banks, insurers and asset managers are directed to use the guidance to bolster their resilience to environmental risk and set tangible targets for action.
DeFi & Web3
MAS to Study Use Cases of Asset Tokenisation, DeFi Protocols
By Editors | 31/05/2022
The first pilot, led by DBS, JP Morgan and Marketnode, will explore potential DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets and help inform regulatory policy.
DeFi & Web3
MAS FinTech Hackcelerator to Focus on Web3, Green Finance
By Editors | 30/05/2022
Fintech firms and solution providers from around the world are invited to address over 50 problem statements related to Web 3.0 and green finance.
Operational Risk
MAS Raises OCBC Capital Requirement for Scam Incident
By Editors | 27/05/2022
OCBC has to apply a 1.3x multiplier to its RWA for operational risk, which translates to additional regulatory capital of S$330mn.
Structural Regulation
SGX RegCo Extends Suspension of Issuer Watch-List Reviews
By Editors | 26/05/2022
The extension will enable issuers time to operate under normal business conditions and recover from Covid-19 related challenges.
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