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Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2020 – Results Announcement
By Editors | 15/12/2020
Regulation Asia held its third annual Awards ceremony on 15 December 2020 to recognise those in the industry that have helped address changing regulatory requirements in Asia Pacific over the past year.
Fintech / Regtech
Improving Operational Resilience: A Priority for the Year Ahead
By David LaFalce | 14/12/2020
DTCC’s David LaFalce highlights the need for firms to remove manual processes, re-evaluate their interconnectedness, and seek out opportunities for industry collaboration.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants DBS In-principle Approval to Set Up Digital Exchange
By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2020
The DBS announcement came two days after SIX and SBI Digital Asset Holdings announced plans to launch a digital asset issuance platform, exchange and CSD venue by 2022.
Fintech / Regtech
Philippines: UnionBank, StanChart Complete Bond Tokenisation POC
By Editors | 10/12/2020
A dual tranche issuance totalling PHP 9 billion was mirrored on a bond tokenisation platform co-created by UnionBank and SC Ventures.
AML / KYC
Combatting TBML Through Collaboration and Technology
By Henry Roxas | 09/12/2020
R3’s Henry Roxas describes the complexities of trade-based money laundering in Asia and the importance of collaboration to tackle the problem once and for all.
Big Picture
Financial Services Driving Growth in Singapore Blockchain Use
By Editors | 09/12/2020
The Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report 2020 says the use of blockchain in Singapore’s financial sector is driven by industry collaboration to address common pain points.
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore, Thailand to Enable Instant Payments Link by Mid 2021
By Manesh Samtani | 08/12/2020
Described as “the first-of-its-kind in the world”, the link will enable instant money transfers between Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay.
Uncategorised
Singapore Launches Regional Research Institute for Digital Finance
By Editors | 07/12/2020
One of the Asian Institute of Digital Finance’s first projects is to build a data-sharing platform that can train models to improve credit assessments, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
AML / KYC
The Best Weapon to Shut Down the Illegal Wildlife Trade
By Steve Galster | 07/12/2020
Freeland’s Steve Galster discusses new initiatives to stop illegal wildlife traffickers by hitting them where it hurts the most – in their bank accounts – and how financial institutions can help.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Launches National Blockchain Innovation Programme
By Editors | 07/12/2020
The initiative is aimed at further strengthening Singapore’s blockchain ecosystem and promoting the adoption of scalable and interoperable blockchain solutions.
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