All posts tagged "Standard Chartered"
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575AML / KYCWhistleblowers Allege SCB Cleared $57bn in Iran Transactions
Whistleblowers reportedly claim that Standard Chartered Bank cleared more transactions in violation of Iran sanctions than the US government had used as its basis for fines issued in April.
July 22, 2019 -
363Asia-PacificBOT Concludes Project Inthanon’s Second Phase
Phase 2 used smart contracts to automate bond lifecycle events, and introduced pre-validation to reduce error and fraud in funds transfers. Phase 3 will be a joint effort with the HKMA.
July 22, 2019 -
931FeatureSWIFT Completes Latest gpi Trial with Singapore FAST
All cross-border payments in the trial, which involved 17 banks across 7 countries, settled end-to-end within 25 seconds. SWIFT gpi has also now been introduced for corporates.
July 22, 2019 -
1.4KAML / KYCThe Rise of Digital Banks in Asia Raises Compliance Questions
The entrance of FinTech and BigTech firms into banking is forcing incumbents to adapt, but it should not come at a cost to compliance obligations, writes Claus Christensen at Know Your Customer Ltd.
July 16, 2019 -
971FeatureSingapore Bourse Pushes into Foreign Exchange Market
SGX wants to reduce its reliance on equity index derivatives by aggressively pushing into the FX markets over the next five years.
June 12, 2019 -
611Fintech / RegtechMAS Considers the Value of Allowing Virtual Banks in Singapore
The regulator says it is engaging relevant stakeholders to ascertain the unique value that such virtual bank entrants could bring to Singapore's banking landscape.
May 8, 2019 -
531International
SWIFT Launches Payment Investigation, Resolution Capability
The new capability will improve transparency, shorten resolution time and reduce manual intervention to resolve issues that arise along the payments chain.
May 3, 2019 -
833Fintech / RegtechHKMA Grants Fourth Virtual Bank Licence to WeLab Digital
The HKMA has granted a fourth virtual bank licence to WeLab Digital, the first stand-alone company to receive the licence.
April 11, 2019 -
798AML / KYC
Standard Chartered Fined Over $1bn by US, UK Authorities
Standard Chartered Bank will pay $947mn to US authorities for poor AML controls and sanctions breaches, and $134mn to the UK FCA for AML breaches.
April 11, 2019 -
1.1KFeatureHKMA Approves Three Virtual Banks, Five More Being Considered
The three newly licenced virtual banks are joint ventures involving BOCHK, JD Digits, Jardines, Standard Chartered, HKT, PCCW, Ctrip, ZhongAn Online and Sinolink.
March 27, 2019
