Fintech / Regtech

    Fintech / Regtech

    Myanmar Military Government Seeks to Launch Digital Currency

    By Editors | 07/02/2022

    Myanmar’s military regime is reportedly considering issuing a digital currency as a joint venture with local companies.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Facebook Sells Stablecoin IP and Tech Assets to Silvergate

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/02/2022

    The sale was announced after it became clear from dialogue with federal regulators that “the project could not move ahead”.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BOT Sets Out Plans for ‘New Financial Landscape’

    By Mark Johnston | 07/02/2022

    The BOT will introduce virtual bank licences, relax fintech investment limits for banks, promote open data, and establish TCFD aligned disclosure standards.

    AML / KYC

    Crypto Prepares for a Regulated Future

    By David Liu | 07/02/2022

    As crypto goes mainstream, regulatory compliance will require robust and financial institution-grade AML and KYC processes, says David Liu.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Singapore Gets New Methodologies to Assess Responsible AI Use

    By Editors | 06/02/2022

    A new open-source software toolkit has also been published to enable financial institutions to automate the fairness metrics assessment.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Australia to Expand CDR Across Financial Services Sectors

    By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2022

    The government will assess which datasets to prioritise across the non-bank lending, merchant acquirer, superannuation and insurance sectors.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Taiwan to Enable Secure Sharing of Personal Credit Score Data

    By Darien Choong | 04/02/2022

    Under a new mechanism, consenting parties can submit personal credit score data to the JCIC, which will encrypt the data and securely share it with qualified P2P lenders.

    Fintech / Regtech

    IMF Urges El Salvador to Remove Bitcoin’s Legal Tender Status

    By Editors | 03/02/2022

    The IMF said the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender entails “large risks” relating to financial stability, financial integrity, and consumer protection.

    Fintech / Regtech

    India to Introduce Digital Rupee in Coming Fiscal Year

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2022

    Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the RBI will introduce a CBDC in the coming fiscal year and crypto profits will be taxed at 30 percent.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP Launches Open Finance Roadmap, Financial Inclusion Strategy

    By Editors | 02/02/2022

    The open finance roadmap paves the way for greater collaboration and data sharing between FIs and fintechs, which will help boost financial inclusion.

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