Singapore

MAS Reappoints Ravi Menon as Head for Two More Years

By Editors | 14/05/2023

Menon will serve as Managing Director until 31 May 2025 or his retirement from the Singapore Public Service, whichever is earlier.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Considers Possible Changes to Deposit Insurance Scheme

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/05/2023

MAS will issue a consultation by the end of June on proposals to ensure Singapore’s deposit insurance scheme remains fit for purpose.

AML / KYC

MAS to Consult on Scam Loss Sharing Framework in Q3

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2023

Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the framework will include obligations for telcos, not just FIs and consumers.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Proposes Amendments to Payment Services Regulations

By Editors | 09/05/2023

The consultation covers amendments to Payment Services Regulations and existing notices to include newly scoped-in payment services like DPT services.

AML / KYC

Singapore Passes Bill to Enable Data Sharing via COSMIC

By Editors | 09/05/2023

COSMIC will be rolled out in phases starting from H2 2024, enabling banks to alert one another about illicit activity involving their customers.

Enforcement

Singapore Lays Three More Charges Against Hyflux Founder

By Editors | 07/05/2023

Singapore’s Public Accountants Oversight Committee has also issued orders against Hyflux auditors from KPMG LLC for five years of financial statements.

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Additional Capital Surcharge on DBS for Outages

By Editors | 05/05/2023

A new disruption on 5 May prevented users from accessing digital banking, mobile wallet, brokerage, and ATM services.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Fintechs to Get Support for Australia Expansion

By Editors | 02/05/2023

The SFA and Austrade signed an MoU that will help fintechs expand across borders. Support will be provided by Enterprise Singapore, HSBC and AWS.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore, US Run Cross-border Cybersecurity Exercise

By Editors | 02/05/2023

US Treasury and MAS tested information exchange protocols and incident response coordination for cyber incidents involving banks operating in both jurisdictions.