Fintech / Regtech

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Orders Wirecard Entities to Cease Singapore Payment Services

By Editors | 30/09/2020

Wirecard has informed MAS that it is unable to continue providing payment processing services to a significant number of merchants.

Fintech / Regtech

RegTech Asia 2020: Trade Surveillance and Monitoring

By Editors | 30/09/2020

What has the increased use of new client communication modalities to facilitate trading amid the pandemic meant for market surveillance and regulatory compliance?

AML / KYC

BSP Set to Issue Revised Rules on Virtual Assets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2020

The revisions are aimed at addressing identified gaps and aligning the framework with FATF guidance for regulating VASPs.

AML / KYC

HKMA to Enhance AML/CFT Supervision Through Data & Tech

By Manesh Samtani | 29/09/2020

The HKMA intends to increase its engagement and data collection, make better use of data, and utilise suptech tools to enhance its AML/CFT supervision.

Fintech / Regtech

RegTech Asia 2020: Liquidity Risk During a Crisis

By Editors | 29/09/2020

How has Covid-19 impacted liquidity risk management at banks, and how they can better prepare for future market volatility and ongoing credit demands?

Fintech / Regtech

Ant Group Launches New Digital Trade, Financing Platform

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/09/2020

DBS, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and StanChart have partnered with Ant Group to help optimise cross-border processes on the new blockchain powered platform.

Fintech / Regtech

RegTech Asia 2020: Trends, Review and Outlook

By Editors | 28/09/2020

How has the regtech industry has weathered the Covid-19 storm and provided support to global initiatives designed to keep our economies moving?

Fintech / Regtech

PayNow Banks Raise Default Limit for Ad-hoc Transactions

By Editors | 28/09/2020

Customers can enjoy the convenience of making higher value transfers without adding the recipient as a payee, ABS said in a statement.

AML / KYC

Crypto Industry Responds to FATF Red Flag Report

By Nathan Smale | 28/09/2020

New guidance from the FATF has been welcomed by the crypto industry, despite the compliance challenges it presents, writes Nathan Smale at Emfarsis.