Fintech / Regtech

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thailand Banks Banned from Cryptocurrency Activities

By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2018

Banks prohibited from trading, advising on, and creating platforms for cryptocurrency.

Fintech / Regtech

Australia Launches Real Time Payments Platform

By Manesh Samtani | 14/02/2018

New Payments Platform enables instant transfers between accounts at different financial institutions, at “any time of day, any day of the year.”

Big Picture

Too Early to Assess Fintech Risks – DTCC

By Samuel Riding | 14/02/2018

Firm suggests fintech adoption has clear benefits, but the systemic risks from increased adoption have yet to fully emerge.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Consults on E-Payment Guidelines

By Editors | 14/02/2018

The guidelines set standards on financial institutions providing e-payment services and their users.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Virtual Bank Rules – Dull, Timid Bureaucracy

By Peter Guy | 12/02/2018

Proposed virtual banks rules fail to address the true future of financial services, risking Hong Kong’s descent into irrelevancy.

Fintech / Regtech

India to Stiffen Personal Privacy Law, Create Fintech Sandbox

By Samuel Riding | 12/02/2018

Inter-regulatory group concerned about ‘dearth’ of coherent law on customer data, recommends multiple measures to support development of fintech regulatory framework.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia Won’t Follow US, UK Credit Card Bans for Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2018

ANZ, Westpac, NAB have no restrictions on buying cryptocurrency with credit cards, the banks confirmed.

AML / KYC

MAS Encourages Fintech Use for KYC, AML Checks

By Garima Chitkara | 08/02/2018

Monetary Authority of Singapore says technology-based customer due diligence could increase the quality of risk management for financial institutions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Key Regulators Weigh in on Cryptocurrencies: CFTC, SEC, BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 07/02/2018

The US Senate Banking Committee held a fact-finding hearing seeking the views of both the CFTC and SEC chairmen on cryptocurrency regulation.