International

    Fintech / Regtech

    Growth of Fintechs, Neobanks Poses Systemic Risk: IMF

    By Mark Johnston | 19/04/2022

    Digital banks should have to meet stronger capital, liquidity, and risk-management requirements, commensurate with their risks.

    Big Picture

    SBTi Offers Guidance to FIs on Setting Net Zero Targets

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    SBTi’s new paper provides principles, definitions, metrics, and target formulation considerations for FIs to set quantitative net-zero targets.

    AML / KYC

    US Treasury Sanctions Lazarus Entities Over ‘Ronin Bridge’ Hack

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    OFAC has added a list of entities associated with Lazarus to its sanctions list, including a specific Ethereum wallet address associated with the attackers.

    AML / KYC

    FinCEN Issues Guidance on Detecting Foreign Public Corruption

    By Editors | 17/04/2022

    The advisory offers indicators to help FIs in preventing, detecting, and reporting suspicious transactions associated with kleptocracy and foreign public corruption.

    AML / KYC

    GCFFC Task Force to Drive Sanctions Compliance in Crypto

    By Editors | 17/04/2022

    The founding members of the task force are Chainalysis, Elliptic, GDF and Safello, who will together work to support sanctions compliance in the crypto industry.

    Fintech / Regtech

    PwC Publishes 2022 Rankings of Global Retail, Wholesale CBDCs

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2022

    The highest ranking retail CBDC projects were from Nigeria, the Bahamas, and China. The highest ranking wholesale CBDC projects were from Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Canada to Require Climate Disclosures for FIs from 2024

    By Editors | 14/04/2022

    The OSFI will consult financial institutions on climate disclosures guidelines that will phase in mandatory TCFD-aligned reporting beginning in 2024.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Nasdaq Publishes Guide on Global Crypto Regulation

    By Editors | 14/04/2022

    Nasdaq has published a summary of laws and regulations governing the trading of crypto assets around the world.

    AML / KYC

    Man Jailed for Attempting to Help DPRK Evade Sanctions with Crypto

    By Editors | 14/04/2022

    The DOJ says known hacker Virgil Griffith was developing crypto infrastructure in North Korea and attempting to broker introductions to service providers to facilitate sanctions evasion.

    ESG / Sustainability

    European Commission Consults on ESG Ratings Market

    By Editors | 13/04/2022

    The consultation will feed into an impact assessment being prepared this year to evaluate whether a policy initiative on ESG ratings is needed.

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