Monetary Authority of Singapore

Market Infrastructure

MAS Consults on New Rules for Licensed Credit Bureaus

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/10/2020

Credit bureaus will be subject to similar technology risk management requirements and cyber security measures as required of other financial institutions in Singapore.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Outlines Next Steps in Green Finance Action Plan

By Shruti Khairnar | 19/10/2020

As part of a vision to make Singapore the leading centre for green finance in Asia, MAS will incorporate climate-related scenarios in its annual stress tests “within the next two years”.

AML / KYC

SoW/SoF Checks: What Does Good Look Like?

By Editors | 18/10/2020

Regulation Asia spoke to financial crime compliance experts about the ongoing effort required to achieve and maintain high standards for source of wealth and source of funds checks.

AML / KYC

MAS’ Use of Tech to Enhance Regulatory, Supervisory Functions

By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2020

A recent FSB report offered case studies of how regtech and suptech are being deployed by regulators, including several examples from MAS.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Grants BondEvalue Recognised Market Operator Licence

By Editors | 16/10/2020

BondEvalue operates BondbloX Bond Exchange, a blockchain-based exchange that allows for bonds to be traded in USD 1,000 lots.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Announces Launch of Singapore Green Finance Centre

By Editors | 14/10/2020

The SGFC is Singapore’s first research institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development and is support by MAS and nine partner financial institutions.

Fintech / Regtech

Wirecard Service Halt Disrupts Singapore Merchants – Report

By Editors | 13/10/2020

Singapore merchants were caught off guard when Wirecard services stopped functioning this month. Many have been accepting payments via bank transfer, cash or digital platforms.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Extends Liquidity Facility for FIs to Support SME Lending

By Editors | 12/10/2020

Enterprise Singapore has likewise extended its Temporary Bridging Loan Programme and its trade loan financing scheme, and enhanced its project loan financing scheme.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Innovation Hub Announces G20 TechSprint Winners

By Editors | 07/10/2020

FNA won the dynamic information-sharing category; Tookitaki won in the monitoring and surveillance category; ISDA and REGnosys won the regulatory reporting category.