The rules specify capital requirements of PHP 100mn, plus 12 months of operating expenses, and allow digital asset exchanges in the Philippines to be set up by foreign-registered entities.
July 19, 2019The FICC Markets Standards Board provides new guidance to help market participants identify, prevent, manage and mitigate conflicts of interest.
June 21, 2019The first Notice covers account issuance, money transfers and money changing services. The second Notice sets out a separate framework for digital payment tokens.
June 7, 2019Increased transparency in the banking sector has made other avenues for money laundering gain greater prominence, writes Claus Christensen at Know Your Customer Ltd.
February 20, 2019OTC derivatives participants will be subject to new risk mitigation requirements, as well as conduct requirements for dealings with group affiliates and related parties.
December 13, 2018India official says the government will release new cryptocurrency regulatory framework next month; Supreme Court brings forward hearings on petitions challenging earlier RBI ban.
June 27, 2018Regulator requires two years of full records, client authentication and validation, a written contingency plan and compliance reviews for instant messaging use.
May 7, 2018Hong Kong exposed to medium-high level of money laundering risk; ability to combat money laundering also assessed as medium-high.
May 3, 2018Framework proposed by Korean Blockchain Association proposes includes $1.8mn minimum equity capital, five year storage of transaction records , ethical charter to prevent insider trading.
April 19, 2018Executive director also says regulator to develop common standard on the content and format of data required to be kept by investment firms.
April 16, 2018