Fintech / Regtech

Fintech / Regtech

No Ban on Cryptocurrency, says Malaysia Finance Minister

By Manesh Samtani | 05/01/2018

Exchanges to be recognised by central bank once regulations are in place; draft guidelines on reporting obligations to come into force early 2018.

Fintech / Regtech

Taiwan Passes Regulatory Sandbox Law

By Garima Chitkara | 05/01/2018

Tech firms will need to pass an assessment for FSC approval to use the sandbox and gain exemptions from certain regulations.

Fintech / Regtech

Foreign Vendors Dominate Bangladesh Banking Tech

By Editors | 27/12/2017

Although foreign software costs more and regulatory change cannot be adopted instantly, banks prefer them for their functionality and flexibility.

Fintech / Regtech

Malaysia to Introduce Alternative Trading Systems

By Garima Chitkara | 26/12/2017

Securities Commission invites proposals from parties interested in participating in regulatory sandbox sessions under its innovation lab.

Fintech / Regtech

Australia FinTech Body Embraces Provisional Bank Licencing

By Editors | 20/12/2017

Industry body recommends increasing the deposit limit for new banking entrants, allowing more time to meet the prudential framework.

Capital / Liquidity

China Tackles Online Lending Risk with Information Platform

By Editors | 14/12/2017

More than 110 internet firms subscribe to platform which reveals corporate governance and transaction volume of online loans.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BoJ Expects Large IT Firms to Become Systemically Important

By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

Haruhiko Kuroda says global IT platform providers could pose systemic risk through holding vast amounts of data, adds to warnings on algo contagion.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FIA Critiques EU Proposals to Directly Supervise Asia CCPs

By Garima Chitkara | 07/12/2017

Chief executive says some systemically important CCPs could be forced to move to Europe, fragmenting liquidity and raising costs.

AML / KYC

HK SFC, CSRC Agree Investor ID System for Northbound Stock Connect

By Editors | 04/12/2017

SFC says Northbound scheme will be followed by Southbound investor identification, eventually spread to all SEHK investors.