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CSRC to Push ‘Central Surveillance System’ for Exchanges
By Samuel Riding | 29/08/2017
Chairman Liu Shiyu cites ‘huge room for improvement’ in exchanges’ front-line supervision, citing failures exposed by 2015 stock market turmoil.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Launches New Round of Trade Repository Testing
By Editors | 28/08/2017
Two-stage testing of Phase 2 reporting to depository covers interest rate, foreign exchange, equity, credit and commodity derivatives.
Fintech / Regtech
Philippines Central Bank to Embrace Regtech
By Samuel Riding | 21/08/2017
Regtech to include API for FIs’ reporting; BSP to push financial services firms to improve cyberdefences; two bitcoin exchanges get regulatory approval.
AML / KYC
Australia Signals Currency Status, AML Clampdown for Bitcoin
By Samuel Riding | 21/08/2017
Cryptocurrency to be brought under AUSTRAC; proposal to follow Japan in giving bitcoin legal tender status being considered by central bank.
Fintech / Regtech
Open Banking: A Roadmap for What’s to Come
By Stuart Fuller | 17/08/2017
A roadmap is useful when you get to a junction, where the path is unknown, and the choices are plenty. In the world of data, there are many junctions.
Fintech / Regtech
APAC FIs Face Shortage of Cyber Crimefighters
By Samuel Riding | 16/08/2017
Deloitte says regulators in the region also need to take a more joined-up approach as financial institutions outsource to jurisdictions with looser regimes.
Fintech / Regtech
SEBI to Study Fintech Potential for Securities Markets
By Garima Chitkara | 07/08/2017
Committee will help the regulator evolve the regulatory framework in response to the development of new technology pertinent to the securities markets.
AML / KYC
US ICO Ruling Opens ‘Can of Worms’ for Asia
By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2017
Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to define ICOs as securities adds to uncertainty around regulatory treatment of the virtual economy. […]
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Regtechs Innovate New KYC Methods
By Editors | 24/07/2017
Regtech firms Silent Eight and Black Swan technologies emerge from OCBC’s Open Vault to cut KYC processes from up to […]
Fintech / Regtech
Regulatory Support Behind Fintech’s Rise – EY
By Editors | 24/07/2017
Asia Pacific countries lead adoption as sector gains traction, backed by due to greater support, and affirmation, from regulators and […]
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