Monetary Authority of Singapore

Market Infrastructure

ABS Announces Simplified PayNow Mobile Payments with SGQR

By Editors | 12/11/2019

The Association of Banks in Singapore is trying to increase the convenience of peer-to-peer funds transfer service PayNow and make it “the ubiquitous payment mode in Singapore”.

Market Infrastructure

MAS to Establish Singapore as a Leading Centre for Green Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 11/11/2019

Our goal is to be a leading centre for green finance in Asia and globally, said Singapore Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung at Singapore Fintech Festival x SWITCH 2019.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Showcases Blockchain-based Prototype for Multi-Currency Payments

By Editors | 11/11/2019

The prototype network, developed by MAS in collaboration with JP Morgan and Temasek, will provide interfaces for other blockchain networks to connect and integrate seamlessly.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Approves Sandbox Launch of Blockchain Based Bond Exchange

By Editors | 07/11/2019

Singapore-based fintech BondEvalue will use a permissioned blockchain to enable electronical trading of bonds, in $1,000 denominations, with instant settlement and greater price transparency.

Fintech / Regtech

FTAHK, AFIN Agree to Collaborate to Support API Exchange

By Editors | 07/11/2019

AFIN and FTAHK will collaborate on initiatives to support the development of financial innovations on APIX, an online marketplace and sandbox for cross-border fintech services.

Capital / Liquidity

Singapore Banking Amendment Bill Introduced in Parliament

By Editors | 05/11/2019

The bill will remove the DBU-ACU divide, expand the grounds for which MAS can revoke bank licences, and empower MAS to regulate outsourcing arrangements.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore Brokers Experience DDoS-related Disruption

By Editors | 31/10/2019

MAS said a small number of stock brokers encountered DDoS attacks last week, but only “limited disruption” resulted due to their mitigation services being activated.

Market Infrastructure

Transitioning Away from IBORs: The View from Asia

By Garima Chitkara | 30/10/2019

Asian banks have a large and complex operational task ahead of them as they prepare for a post-LIBOR world after 2021, say KPMG’s Marie Gervacio and Luke Gower.

Enforcement

UBS Identifies ‘Inappropriate Spreads’ Charged to HK, SG Clients

By Editors | 24/10/2019

UBS may have charged some wealth management clients booked in Hong Kong and Singapore ‘inappropriate spreads’ on debt securities transactions between 2008 and 2015.