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Company announcement

Citi to establish FX pricing and trading engine in Singapore with support of MAS

Citi today announced that it will establish an electronic foreign exchange (FX) pricing and trading engine in Singapore, with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to boost liquidity in the region.

15 March 2019

News

Singapore central bank consolidates IT divisions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consolidating its disparate technology functions under a single overarching structure.

08 March 2019

Company announcement/security

Singapore raises cyber protection guidance standards

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released two consultation papers on proposed changes to the Technology Risk Management (TRM) Guidelines and the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Guidelines.

07 March 2019

News/regulation

MAS proposes tighter rules on bank outsourcing

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consulting on new proposals to expand its regulatory oversight of bank outsourcing arrangements.

08 February 2019

Company announcement/security

Singapore gives banks more time to implement e-payment protection rules

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will give banks and credit card issuers more time to adopt the E-Payments User Protection Guidelines (“Guidelines”).

04 February 2019

Company announcement/regulation

MAS halts Securities Token Offering for regulatory breach

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned an initial coin offering (ICO) issuer not to proceed with its securities token offering in Singapore until it can fully comply with regulatory requirements under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).

24 January 2019

Company announcement/security

Singapore's MAS launches S$30m cybersecurity capabilities grant

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the launch of a new S$30 million Cybersecurity Capabilities Grant to strengthen the cyber resilience of the financial sector in Singapore and help financial institutions develop local talent in cybersecurity.

03 December 2018

Company announcement/regulation

MAS finalises payment services regulatory framework

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has finalised the new regulatory framework for payment services in Singapore.

19 November 2018

News/payments

Singapore Fintech Fest showcases innovations in payments

The Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday played host to a quartet of distinct cross-border and digital currency payment initiatives, drawing in United Overseas bank, Grab, Ripple and the country's central bank.

15 November 2018

News/regulation

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes fast-track 'Sandbox Express'

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consulting on the creation of a 'Sandbox Express', to relieve users experimenting with low risk solutions of the cumbersome application and approval process demanded under its existing approach.

14 November 2018

News

MAS and SGX apply blockchain tech for settlement of tokenised assets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) claim to have successfully developed Delivery versus Payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms.

12 November 2018

Company announcement/startups

Singapore FinTech Festival attracts US$12 billion of capital for Asean enterprises

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that 380 participating investors who enrolled for the Singapore FinTech Festival’s deal-making platform, MATCH, have indicated intentions to invest up to a total of US$6.2 billion in ASEAN enterprises next year, and an additional US$6 billion earmarked over the subsequent two years.

22 October 2018