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MAS consults on ‘Cosmic’ risk info-sharing platform
Digital platform for AML/CFT information sharing could be launched as soon as 2023
Cœuré warns ‘analogue’ supervisors must adapt to digital world
BIS official says growth of fintech demands supervisors respond with technology of their own
MAS says it is ‘examining’ allegations against local firm
Pandora Papers report alleges MAS was concerned by firm’s handling of Russian clients
Singapore and Malaysia to link payment systems
Regulators see potential of using distributed ledger technology in cross-border payment linkage
MAS doubles down on subsidies for new listings
Expanded grant scheme aims to boost stock listings and equity market analysis
MAS and RBI to link up payment systems
New linkage will allow for automation of capital controls, say authorities
MAS demands crypto exchange Binance cease operations
Move came after UK’s FCA said firm failed to provide sufficient supervisory information
Book notes: Fintech regulation in China, by Robin Hui Huang
Book includes meticulous exploration of detailed regulations across Chinese fintech sector, but risks missing bigger picture
Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said technology underpinning RTGS system was developed by a third party
MAS grants first crypto exchange licence
Central banks taking divergent approaches to scrutiny of crypto firms
BIS ‘Project Nexus’ targets 60-second cross-border payments
Project seeks to link up existing fast payment systems, but several hurdles remain
Five years of the renminbi in SDR and its adoption in central bank portfolios
Policy-makers discuss what has impacted the renminbi’s adoption as a global reserve asset over the past five years.
Recipe for a chief (fin)tech officer
Private-sector experience, a knowledge of supervision and a zest for innovation are key ingredients
UK and Singapore to co-operate on regulation
Central banks and finance ministries to co-operate on cyber security and climate impact
MAS’s Vincent Loy and Celine Sia on transforming data management
The assistant managing directors explain how uniting business and technology functions is opening up new possibilities for data collection, governance and analytics
MAS publishes inaugural sustainability report
Report details central bank’s own efforts to cut emissions and broader work with financial sector
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
People: MAS’s Menon reappointed until 2023
Norges Bank appoints deputy to supervise SWF; Bahrain’s leader makes son deputy governor; and more
Singapore banks step up their game against internal fraud
Firms respond to MAS warnings about dangers of remote working spurred by Covid
MAS partners with financial inclusion foundation on digital currency system
Central bank officials will sit on the Mojaloop Foundation’s management boards
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief speaks about fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy-makers, and hub development plans
MAS launches new regtech grant
S$42 million fund will help firms test new digital products before full deployment
Singapore’s SWF starts work on cross-border payment network
JP Morgan, DBS Bank and Temasek say project will build on collaboration with MAS
MAS and Bank of Thailand connect retail real-time payments
Transaction times will be reduced to minutes as opposed to one to two days, central banks say