Singapore

Fintech / Regtech

Two Singapore Bodies Merge to Form New Blockchain Association

By Editors | 15/04/2020

The new industry body will be co-chaired by SFA president Chia Hock Lai and OneConnect Financial Technology’s APAC chief Ms Tan Bin Ru.

AML / KYC

MAS, ABS Push Greater Adoption of Digital Financial Services

By Editors | 10/04/2020

The Association of Banks in Singapore, support by MAS, is offering incentives to encourage uptake and usage of peer-to-peer funds transfer service PayNow.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX Marks First Listing of Dual Class Shares in Digital Ceremony

By Editors | 10/04/2020

AMTD International’s listing ceremony was SGX’s first to be conducted digitally with a live global broadcast. It was also the first SGX listing of a NYSE company.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Extends Assessment Period for Digital Bank Decisions

By Editors | 09/04/2020

Successful digital bank applicants will be informed in the second half of this year, instead of June 2020 as originally intended.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Unveils Support Package to Bolster Financial Sector Capabilities

By Editors | 08/04/2020

The package includes training allowances, IBF course subsidies, salary support, digital acceleration grants, and free access to API Exchange.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Suspends Issuer Watch List, Raises Share Issue Limits

By Editors | 08/04/2020

The measures will help SGX issuers to focus on meeting current business and economic challenges and accelerate fund-raising efforts to address liquidity issues.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Relaxes Capital Rules, Defers Policy Implementation

By Editors | 07/04/2020

MAS has adjusted banks’ capital and liquidity requirements to help sustain their lending activities, while also deferring a host of regulatory initiatives until further notice.

Fintech / Regtech

In-Depth: Making Sense of Digital Bank Policy

By Jamie Lloyd Evans | 07/04/2020

Industry veteran Jamie Lloyd Evans takes a detailed look at digital banking regimes in Asia, and the stated – and unstated – motivations behind them.

AML / KYC

Singapore: Suspect Arrested in Covid-19 Money Laundering Case

By Editors | 06/04/2020

Quick intervention by seven banks allowed enabled the recovery of more than 60% of the amount scammed in the fraudulent sale of surgical masks and hand sanitisers.