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Fintech / Regtech
MAS to Cooperate with Ghana on Trade and Financial Services
By Editors | 04/11/2022
MAS will work on initiatives to generate greater opportunities for trade and financial services cooperation between Singapore and Ghana.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Launches New Initiative to Advance Cross-Border CBDC Work
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/11/2022
Under the ‘Ubin+’ initiative, MAS will develop technical standards, infrastructure, and policy guidelines to support atomic settlement of FX transactions using CBDCs.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS Proposes to Eliminate Cheque Usage in Singapore
By Editors | 03/11/2022
MAS proposes that financial institutions collectively cease the issuance of new cheque books to all corporates by end-2024.
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore Launches Digital Banker’s Guarantees, Insurance Bonds
By Editors | 03/11/2022
Banker’s guarantees and insurance bonds historically took a few days to issue. The new digital service enables issuance and delivery to government agencies within a day.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants Approvals to Stablecoin Issuers Paxos, Circle
By Editors | 03/11/2022
Paxos provides has its own stablecoin (USDP) and provides infrastructure for Binance Coin. Circle is the issuer of stablecoins USD Coin and Euro Coin.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub to Explore Use of DeFi Protocols in CBDC Trades
By Editors | 03/11/2022
Project Mariana involves the Eurosystem, Singapore and Switzerland BIS Innovation Hub Centres, together with the Bank of France, MAS and Swiss National Bank.
Crypto / Digital Assets
First Project Guardian Pilot Completed Using DeFi Protocols
By Editors | 03/11/2022
DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset completed the pilot. Two other pilots are being launched by StanChart, HSBC, UOB and Marketnode.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS: SGFinDex Extended to Include Data on Insurance Policies
By Editors | 03/11/2022
SGFinDex users can now digitally access and aggregate information on life, accident and health insurance policies held across different participating insurers.
ESG / Sustainability
MAS, PBOC to Jointly Establish Green Finance Taskforce
By Editors | 02/11/2022
A number of Singapore-China initiatives were announced this week, including plans by SGX, SSE and SZSE to launch a Low Carbon Index Family by year-end.
ESG / Sustainability
IDX, MVGX Partner to Develop Indonesia’s Carbon Market
By Editors | 02/11/2022
Indonesia Stock Exchange and Singapore’s MetaVerse Green Exchange will collaborate to develop a carbon exchange system in Indonesia.
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