Innovation the “regulatory sandbox” way

In June 2015, Ravi Menon, head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), was first to suggest “Innovation in a sandbox” as an a...

Singapore’s fintech journey – where we are, what is next

• MAS has been working closely with the financial industry to create a Smart Financial Centre, where innovation is pervasive and technology is...
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“Solve infrastructure gap in Asia to create a market bigger than US”

• Global fintech investments did not grow in 2016, although venture capital funding remains robust
• It usually takes 80% of resources...
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Strengthening Bahrain’s financial system through fintech

• A regulatory sandbox will allow Bahrain's central bank to facilitate the disruption of its local financial services market while maintaining...
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MAS’ Menon: “Open crypto networks are not at the stage to meet high standards of governance, security and resilience”

In his speech at Singapore FinTech Festival 2021, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon highlighted the fina...

Hong Kong steers towards the future with e-HKD pilot programme

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has set a significant milestone in the financial sector by launching the e-HKD Pilot Programme. This progra...

Innovation and resilience—What’s on the supervisors’ radar?

The theme of today’s Summit, Bridging innovation and resilience in finance, brings out the duality of innovation for finance...

Lord Chris Holmes: “Bridge innovation and resilience for future finance now”

In a memorable keynote speech at The Asian Banker Summit, Lord Christopher Holmes kicked things off with a bit of humour about his lack of financia...

SBI partners with APIX to drive innovation and inclusion in India’s financial ecosystem

In a major move to accelerate digital transformation, the State Bank of India (SBI) recently launched the SBI Innovation Hub, a digital platform de...