Fintech / Regtech

Crypto / Digital Assets

CGS-CIMB Becomes First Brokerage to Establish Link to ADDX

By Editors | 20/12/2022

CGS-CIMB is providing accredited investor clients access to tokenised and fractionalised private market securities via ADDX.

Fintech / Regtech

ASIFMA Asks for Changes to SEBI Cloud Adoption Framework

By Editors | 19/12/2022

ASIFMA says the data localisation requirements in SEBI’s new cloud adoption framework will expose FIs to greater cybersecurity risks while negatively impacting global operations.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Publishes ‘Climate Data Catalogue’, Identifies Data Gaps

By Editors | 19/12/2022

Malaysia’s JC3 says the data catalogue “represents a call to action” for stakeholders to collectively improve the availability and accessibility of climate data.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore, EU to Expand Partnership to ‘Digital Realm’

By Editors | 18/12/2022

The partnership includes efforts to advance new and emerging areas such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, and digital identities.

Fintech / Regtech

ACCC Fines ING for Breaching CDR Rules, Refuses iSignthis Accreditation

By Editors | 18/12/2022

The ACCC said ING Bank was not capable of receiving consumer data requests from accredited data recipients within the required timelines.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ant Group Embeds e-CNY Processing in Alipay Digital Wallet

By Editors | 17/12/2022

The integration of third party payments platforms is expected to boost e-CNY adoption while preventing the displacement of existing players in China’s payments sector.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia Seeks Input on Strategic Plan for Payments System

By Manesh Samtani | 15/12/2022

The government will also empower the RBA to regulate digital wallet providers and improve the regulatory framework for crypto service providers.

AML / KYC

GLEIF Confirms Utility of Embedding LEI in eSeals

By Editors | 14/12/2022

In a PoC, GLEIF demonstrated that embedding LEIs in eSeals allowed Japanese and European entities to transact digitally with greater trust.

Fintech / Regtech

FSC Korea Unveils New Support Measures for Fintech Startups

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2022

The measures include new funding for innovative firms, regulatory relaxations, and improvements to the sandbox programme.