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Exchange body welcomes Singapore consultation on crypto trading

The World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"), the global industry group for exchanges and central counterparties (“CCPs”), has today responded to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (“MAS”) Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Approach for Derivatives Contracts on Payment Tokens (crypto assets).

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FCA chief Andrew Bailey to be new Governor of the Bank of England

Andrew Bailey will become the new Governor of the Bank of England from 16 March 2020, the Chancellor has announced.

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Federal Reserve opens new Twitter account

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday launched a new Twitter account aimed at increasing access to the research done by the more than 400 economists and other research staff at the Board.

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EastWest Banking Corporation selects Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Risk Management

EastWest Banking Corporation (EastWest) is the latest firm to select Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Risk Management to manage its Market Risk and Asset and Liability Management (ALM) requirements.

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Dubai regulators fine and ban Deutsche Bank compliance officer

The Financial Markets Tribunal (FMT), a specialist independent tribunal, has affirmed a decision by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to fine Ms Anna Waterhouse and restrict her from being involved in providing financial services in or from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

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Qatar Central Bank reveals fintech strategy

The Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB), Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saud Al-Thani, said that the Central Bank in its capacity as the regulatory and supervisory authority for the financial sector, is fully aware of the importance of financial technology in the development of the banking and financial sector in the country.

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Nice Actimize wins AML manadate from Taiwan's Chailease

NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and the leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, has been selected by Chailease Holding Co. Ltd., an international leader in leasing and professional financial services, to implement an end-to-end anti-money laundering compliance platform for its growing organization.

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Asic reports on cyber-resiliance assessment of financial market firms

ASIC report Cyber resilience of firms in Australia’s financial markets: 2018–19 (REP 651) provides an update on organisations’ cyber resilience capabilities in the two years since the publication of (REP 555) Cyber resilience of firms in Australia’s financial markets in November 2017.

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RDC and Monzo expand anti-money laundering partnership for bank’s US launch

RDC (Regulatory DataCorp) has renewed its agreement with Monzo, the UK’s fastest-growing bank, in a deal that will see the company’s next-generation customer screening technology extended to cover the bank’s US launch.

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Regulert readies for new rules on transparent FX rates

A Dublin headquartered technology company, Regulert, has launched a solution for banks and card issuers, providing a seamless and simple path for compliance with new rules on transparent FX charges (Regulation (EU) 2019/518).

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Fintech, payments and stablecoins in FSB crosshairs for 2020

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its work programme for 2020. The FSB’s work priorities for 2020 reflect the evolving nature of the global financial system and associated risks to financial stability.

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Westpac to increase its operational risk capital requirement by $500 million as AML review bites

Westpac Group acknowledges the APRA announcement in response to AUSTRAC's Statement of Claim and is committed to cooperating with APRA in all aspects of its investigation and review.