Singapore
Initiative: BoT and MAS’s PromptPay-PayNow link
Connecting the two nations’ instant payment systems is empowering citizens
Project Ellipse: real-time data and the ‘art of the possible’
BIS’s Andrew McCormack and MAS’s Kenneth Gay talk about phase two of the suptech project, which combines real-time news with regulatory data
MAS aims for stronger Singapore dollar to resist inflation
Faster appreciation needed due to “rapidly accumulating” inflationary pressures, authority says
CBDC issuance should not be rushed, say central bank experts
Officials at Singapore Fintech Festival warn central banks must be alert to risks of CBDCs
MAS and BSP to pursue retail payment linkage
Central banks of Singapore and the Philippines promise to advance co-operation on fintech
MAS embarks on retail CBDC study
But Singapore sees no pressing need for retail central bank digital currency, MAS says
Eurozone’s faster payments system to link with Singapore and Malaysia
Proof of concept is the next step of the BIS’s Project Nexus
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
The book includes meticulous exploration of detailed regulations across the Chinese fintech sector, but risks missing some of the bigger picture due to China’s on/off oversight
Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said the technology underpinning their RTGS system was developed solely by a third party or in collaboration with the central bank
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 for a chief fintech officer
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