Singapore

Payments & Settlements

Project Nexus Completes Blueprint; Prepares for Live Implementation

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/07/2024

To facilitate live implementation, a new entity named the Nexus Scheme Organisation, will be established.

Trading & Investment

Abaxx Launches LNG, Carbon Futures Trading in Singapore

By Editors | 29/06/2024

The new commodity futures contracts will provide market participants with new price discovery and risk management tools, Abaxx said.

PEPs & Sanctions

Thai Banks Facilitating Procurement for Myanmar Military: UN Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/06/2024

A UN report identifies 16 banks in seven countries that have processed transactions linked to procurement for Myanmar’s military junta.

Tokenisation

MAS Expands Project Guardian Initiatives to Scale Asset Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/06/2024

The financial regulator has also released a whitepaper on the design principles, objectives, considerations and potential uses of Global Layer One Initiative.

Anti-Money Laundering

Singapore’s National Asset Recovery Strategy To Enhance AML Regime

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/06/2024

The newly published asset recovery strategy takes a multi-faceted approach and is based on four pillars – detect, deprive, deliver and deter.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Singapore Sets Anti-Scam Obligations for E-Commerce, Messaging Platforms

By Editors | 21/06/2024

Failure to comply with the new codes of practice will be considered a criminal offence under the Online Criminal Harms Act, which took effect in February.

Anti-Money Laundering

Singapore Publishes Money Laundering Risk Assessment

By Manesh Samtani | 21/06/2024

Banking is Singapore’s highest risk sector. A key ML threat is cyber-enabled fraud, typically orchestrated by criminal syndicates located overseas.

Payments & Settlements

Singapore, Cambodia Launch Financial Transparency Corridor

By Editors | 19/06/2024

The initiative will enable better credit risk assessments by participating FIs in both countries and improve access to financing for SME trade.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Asian Police Bust Multi-Jurisdiction Malware Scam Syndicate

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/06/2024

Police in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan jointly targeted a group involved in malware-enabled scams.