Fintech Notes

Year of the Dragon: Round up of recent developments to the regulatory framework for virtual asset activities in Hong Kong and Singapore

Hong Kong lays out comprehensive guidance on crypto and tokenised securities-related activities by intermediaries, along with guidance on tokenisation of investment products

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 29 September 2023

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 8 September 2023

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 18 August 2023

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up – w/e 19 May 2023

Crypto assets go mainstream (2) – Hong Kong Insurance Authority guidance on virtual asset-related activities

Crypto assets go mainstream – new SFC and HKMA guidance for intermediaries and banks on virtual asset-related activities

Hong Kong Monetary Authority provides update on proposed regulatory framework for payment-related stablecoins and upcoming crypto-asset guidance

HKMA publishes supervisory expectations and sound practices relating to algo trading following thematic examinations

On 6 March 2020, the HKMA issued a circular setting out its expectations on risk management for algorithmic (algo) trading, as well as sound practices …

Digital Banking Licences have arrived for non-bank players in Singapore

On 28 June 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will issue up to five new digital bank licences, which will effectively open …

HKMA takes first step towards regulating the use of big data analytics and artificial intelligence in FinTech

Authors: Hannah Cassidy, Jeremy Birch, Sheena Loi and Peggy Chow The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular to encourage authorised …