The finalists include ANZ, Citibank, Consensys, HSBC, IBM, Soramitsu, Standard Chartered, among others. They will progress to an eight-week Acceleration Phase to further develop and refine their solutions.
August 31, 2021The presence of digital ID infrastructure can influence the design and roll-out of CBDC initiatives, writes Claus Christensen.
August 24, 2021A purely activity-based approach to regulating big tech is likely to fall short. Central banks need to more closely coordinate with competition and data governance authorities.
August 6, 2021An AML risk information sharing platform in trial operation in China allows FIs to check whether a customer is labelled high risk by other FIs without any customer data being exchanged.
July 6, 2021ConnectID acts as a ‘broker’ between identity providers, securely facilitating identity verification and data exchange, without storing identity data.
July 1, 2021Lax attitudes towards security by consumers have made it increasingly important for banks to take advantage of digital identity systems and put in place robust security measures.
June 29, 2021The consultation will facilitate the introduction of legislation to expand access to the digital identity system to private sector entities.
June 24, 2021UOB is testing the use of GovTech's 'Sign with Singpass' to allow a set of retail and corporate customers to confirm transactions and product applications.
June 14, 2021To expedite the initiative, the European Commission has issued a recommendation for member states to establish a common toolbox by September 2022.
June 8, 2021The HKMA clarifies that when iAM Smart is used for identity verification, record keeping requirements may be met by retaining data obtained via API.
May 25, 2021