The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted the first “in-principle” approval to a cryptocurrency provider under the Payment Services Act 2019, allowing Independent Reserve to provide a digital payment…
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Singaporean Central Bank, BIS Innovation Hub Singapore launch blueprint for global payment connectivity
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Singapore Centre have teamed up to publish a blueprint for enhancing global payments connectivity. This…
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Singaporean central bank to launch tech-driven platform in AML/CFT push
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to launch a high-tech platform to help market participants share information on customers that exhibit major risk “red flags”, warning each other of…
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IMPACT ANALYSIS: ESG regulations in Asia gather momentum
Regulators in the Asia-Pacific region have prioritised environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their approach and outlook. Although ESG in the Asian region is gathering momentum, it still remains…
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Cryptos on the rise
The benefits and challenges of cryptos together with an overview of the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
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Compliance Perspectives: Leadership insights from senior compliance professionals
Jamil Ahmed: How financial compliance teams will evolve in 2021 HSBC Singapore’s chief compliance officer, Jamil Ahmed, discusses the skills and mindsets that compliance officers will need to develop as…
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Compliance Clarified – a podcast by Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence is excited to announce the launch of its new podcast, Compliance Clarified. Featuring our in-house experts and thought leaders from across the financial services industry, we…
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Singapore’s Individual Accountability Model will Improve Conduct: Live Poll
Risk and compliance practitioners support the Singaporean conduct regulator’s plans to bring in a light-touch, principles-based framework for management accountability, despite tougher laws being introduced elsewhere across the region. A…
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Cost of Compliance Report 2020: COVID-19 Update
Thomson Reuters has released its Cost of Compliance 2020: COVID-19 Update, in addition to its unparalleled 11th Regulatory Intelligence Cost of Compliance Report.
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Global Supply Chain Trends: From Robotics to Artificial Intelligence
“It’s a very dynamic world that we live in and is constantly changing. We’ve got to keep our supply chains safe, secure and resilient,” said Clay Perry, President at 143 Advisory Services LLC.
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