

Crypto exchanges in Hong Kong hit licensing roadblocks
Hong Kong’s ambitions to become a digital-asset hub are encountering challenges, as uncertainty looms over whether 11 crypto exchanges...
Aug 23, 2024


Hong Kong’s central bank sets new rules for AI use in banking
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has issued new guidelines for financial institutions using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)...
Aug 21, 2024


Former Citibank, Julius Baer managers face charges in SGD3bn scandal
In Singapore, two former relationship managers, Wang Qiming and Liu Kai, have been charged in connection with the country’s largest money...
Aug 20, 2024


Singapore-Malaysia joint raid busts Johor money laundering syndicate
Singapore and Malaysian police dismantled a Johor Bahru-based money laundering syndicate linked to scam operations, arresting twelve...
Aug 19, 2024


South Korea-Japan finance chiefs to meet in Tokyo next month
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Chairman Kim Byoung-hwan is set to meet Japan’s Financial Services Agency Commissioner Hideki...
Aug 19, 2024


HKMA introduces AI sandbox to boost fintech innovation
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company launched the Generative Artificial Intelligence...
Aug 16, 2024


Singapore banks to explore quantum security
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), along with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel, and SpeQtral, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Aug 15, 2024


CIMB, Maybank fined for e-banking disruptions in Malaysia
Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), announced on Wednesday that it has imposed penalties on CIMB Bank Berhad, CIMB...
Aug 15, 2024


Thailand’s insurance regulator tightens actuarial standards
Thailand’s Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) plans to establish a screening committee to suspend or revoke actuarial licences to...
Aug 14, 2024


Key US-China economic officials to meet in Shanghai
Senior US and Chinese economic officials will meet in Shanghai on Aug. 15-16 for the first time since China outlined its long-term...
Aug 14, 2024


Thailand forms committee for financial hub
The Finance Ministry is forming a 34-member committee, chaired by Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul, to develop policies and...
Aug 13, 2024


Foreign investors withdraw billions from China in Q2
Foreign investors withdrew a record amount from China last quarter, reflecting deep pessimism about the world's second-largest economy....
Aug 13, 2024


Singapore’s MAS chooses EY for family office compliance
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd. (EY) as one of six screening service providers...
Aug 12, 2024


Philippines central bank to approve new digital banks from January 2025
The Monetary Board has approved lifting the moratorium on new digital banking licences starting January 1, 2025, allowing up to ten...
Aug 12, 2024


Chinese regulators limit duration of new bond funds
Chinese regulators are restricting the duration of new bond funds to curb investment in long-dated treasuries amid efforts to cool a bond...
Aug 9, 2024


Hong Kong does not need new virtual banks – HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sees no need for new players in the city’s virtual banking sector and has launched a one-month...
Aug 8, 2024


Taiwan’s financial regulator cautions banks on China operations
Taiwan’s financial regulator has warned bank employees in China to be cautious of their remarks following Beijing’s expansion of laws...
Aug 7, 2024


HKMA initiates banking system overhaul
The HKMA will allow deposit-taking companies (DTCs) to roll over their deposits upon conversion to restricted licensed banks. DTCs, the...
Aug 7, 2024


Chinese regulators push state firms to drop PwC as auditor
Chinese regulators have asked several large state-owned clients of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to drop the auditor due to its work for...
Aug 6, 2024


Singapore regulator bans asset management firm’s ex-CEO for two years
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a two-year prohibition order against Sun Quan, the executive director and former CEO...
Aug 2, 2024







