07/21/2022
South Korean prosecutors raid crypto exchanges, offices for Luna investigation
Several employees of South Korea-based Terraform Labs were put on a no-fly list last month
FinTech
07/21/2022
Singapore’s central bank plans to bolster cryptocurrency regulations
Most regulatory regimes today do not cover areas such as consumer protection, market conduct, and reserve backing for stablecoins.
07/20/2022
Thai crypto exchange Bitkub and US payment platform Circle team up to promote USDC stablecoin
UST and Luna are traded via Terra, a blockchain protocol and payments platform used for algorithmic stablecoins.
07/18/2022
GBST strengthens its Executive Team with two new appointments
Stacey commences her role on 14 July and Marie has already commenced her new role.
07/18/2022
Japan struggles with self-regulation during crypto meltdown
Industry body charged with overseeing exchanges is in the grip of a crisis
07/14/2022
Eton Solutions Raises US$ 38 Million Series C Funding
Series C Funding Round Anchored by Navis Capital Partners to Support Eton Solutions Product Development, its Rapid Growth Trajectory, and International Expansion.
07/13/2022
Singapore robo advisers don’t expect to lay off staff like StashAway
Endowus and Syfe, two other independent robo advisers in Singapore, say they haven’t reduced headcount.
07/12/2022
Australia's major banks look to dynamic CVV to combat payment fraud
The bank began rolling out the feature in 2020. It is currently used by over 10,000 Westpac customers each day.
07/08/2022
Neobanks No Longer Spook Anyone Out
That might be clear to any back-office project manager waiting eight months to get a minor banking system update approved by a local regulator - but it is much less apparent to the wider world.
07/08/2022
Delio Launches Korea’s First Crypto Bank
As a crypto bank, Delio provides services similar to a traditional financial institution (FI) but for cryptocurrency, including deposits, loans, asset transactions and withdrawals, the post stated.
07/06/2022
Nexo Intends to Fully Acquire Embattled Vauld
Upon successful completion of the transaction, Nexo aims to reorganise Vauld’s future operations with the aim to accelerate its deeper presence in Asia.
07/04/2022
Simplifai and Contemi Solutions enters a partnership to bring new digital capabilities to the European and Asian Insurance sector
As part of the agreement, Contemi Solutions will include Simplifai’s AI-driven systems in its offering to support its clients.
06/30/2022
Practifi integrates with Voyant
"There is something special to advisers to be able to move between Practifi and Voyant and know that their data moves with them without the need to rekey. This integration is a natural fit for Practifi and Voyant advisers,”
06/29/2022
ANZ completes first A$DC stablecoin transaction
Zerocap sourced the BCAU from BetaCarbon, which tokenises Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) into digital tokens, with each representing 1kg of carbon captured.
06/27/2022
Singapore regulator praises leaders of crypto firms like Binance
The total market value of cryptocurrencies, which topped US$3 trillion (about RM13.21 trillion) in November, has dropped to US$991 billion, according to data from CoinGecko.
06/23/2022
BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
The international bank found high technical feasibility among the projects, but significant work on legal and governance frameworks still remains to be done.
06/22/2022
Evolution of the cryptocurrency landscape in Singapore
The service of dealing in, or facilitating the exchange of, DPT is regulated under the PSA.
06/21/2022
Temasek-backed Partior Taps SWIFT Veteran
Payments Firm Partior Hires Industry Veterans as CEO
06/17/2022
Rabobank Australia signs five-year software licence agreement with Identitii
Rabobank Australia will use Identitii’s cloud-hosted reporting platform, to help further automate IFTI reporting to AUSTRAC.
06/17/2022
Aussies commence more than 2 million claims to uncover government benefits and rebates
The Benefits finder feature has recorded a new milestone, with more than 2 million claims started by Aussies keen to uncover their unclaimed benefits, rebates and support payments.