Other Asia Pacific

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ASIFMA Spotlights Tokenised Securities in New Paper

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/06/2021

    The paper calls on regulators to issue more guidance on the classification of tokens and modernise paper-based requirements in securities markets.

    Big Picture

    ASIFMA Calls for Harmonised Approach to Regulating AI

    By Editors | 25/06/2021

    Regulators should leverage existing frameworks that largely already address and mitigate the key risks associated with the increased use of AI.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CBSL Lifts Ban on Banks Buying Sri Lankan Sovereign Bonds

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/06/2021

    Banks can purchase Sri Lankan sovereign bonds in the secondary market only using freshly raised borrowings from overseas.

    Big Picture

    Citadel Securities Offers Best Practices to Address Exchange Outages

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2021

    Common issues that have compounded the impact of recent outages continue to be largely overlooked by some exchanges.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEC Thailand Revises Guidelines on Depositary Receipts

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2021

    The revisions seek to facilitate the introduction of more depositary receipt products in the Thai capital market.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CBSL to Require Banks to Maintain Recovery Plans from 2022

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2021

    Starting in 2022, Sri Lankan banks with assets above LKR 1 trillion must formulate and submit their recovery plans to the CBSL annually.

    Fintech / Regtech

    BSP Unveils Open Finance Framework, Plans Tiered Implementation

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2021

    The framework promotes consent-driven data portability, interoperability, and collaborative partnerships between FIs and fintech players, the BSP said.

    Big Picture

    Enterprise Ireland, Kapronasia Publish APAC Regtech Study

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2021

    Lengthy procurement processes, cumbersome IT and security approvals, and implementation complexity are hindering APAC regtech adoption.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Malaysia, Thailand Establish Cross-border QR Payment Link

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/06/2021

    The first phase of the project, now complete, allows Thai users to make QR code payments to merchants in Malaysia, including for online e-commerce transactions.

    AML / KYC

    Philippine SEC Backs Amendments to Bank Secrecy Law

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 21/06/2021

    Bank secrecy has prevented the SEC from validating information and establishing the owners of bank accounts linked to securities violations.

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