Monetary Authority of Singapore

Fintech / Regtech

UK, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration on FinTech, Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 26/11/2022

The UK and Singapore agreed to deepen cooperation on FinTech and sustainable finance, including to explore a global framework for regulating ESG ratings and data providers.

Fintech / Regtech

DBS Completes First Intraday Repo Trade on JPM Blockchain Network

By Editors | 24/11/2022

DBS said it is the first Asian bank to complete an intraday repo transaction using the Onyx network, created by JP Morgan in 2020.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Explains Different Treatment of Binance, FTX

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/11/2022

While both Binance and FTX are not licensed Singapore, only Binance was “actively soliciting users” in Singapore, so it was added to the Investor Alert List.

Enforcement

Singapore Charges Former Hyflux Execs for Disclosure Failures

By Editors | 18/11/2022

A joint investigation by the CAD, MAS and ACRA found lapses in Hyflux’s disclosures and non-compliance with accounting standards.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS, UN to Jointly Develop Digital Finance in Pacific Island LDCs

By Editors | 15/11/2022

The collaboration includes measures to improve MSME access to financing and financial services, initially in Pacific Island LDCs.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Singapore and Hong Kong Regulators Address FTX Queries

By Editors | 15/11/2022

MAS said FTX is neither licensed nor exempt from licensing in Singapore. Hong Kong’s SFC said licensed fund managers’ exposure to FTX is “immaterial”.

Securities / Derivatives

UOB Lists First Product on SGX Using Shenzhen ETF Link

By Editors | 15/11/2022

The SGX-listed ETF replicates the performance of SZSE’s ChiNext Index by investing in a Shenzhen-listed ETF managed by Ping An Fund Management.

Fintech / Regtech

Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU on Payments Connectivity

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2022

The MoU is the first that brings together multiple ASEAN central banks under a single multilateral agreement to enhance cross-border payments.

Crypto / Digital Assets

NY Fed, MAS to Test CBDC-based Cross-Border Payments

By Editors | 11/11/2022

“Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+” will seek to enhance designs for atomic settlement of cross-border cross-currency transactions, leveraging wholesale CBDCs as a settlement asset.