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Hong Kong Consults on Proposed Approach to Stablecoin Legislation

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong On 27 December 2023, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a consultation paper on their legislative proposal for a regulatory regime governing stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong (Consultation Paper).

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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Thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines are essential in a PayFac’s risk management strategy. You need thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines in your risk management strategy. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.

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EBA issues guidance to crypto-asset service providers to effectively manage their exposure to ML/TF risks

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) on 16th January extended its Guidelines on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk factors to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). Therefore, it is important that CASPs know about these risks and put in place measures that effectively mitigate them.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance for Banks on Crypto Custody and Sale of Tokenised Products

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Regulator sets out its expectations for banks looking to provide digital asset custody services, and sell and distribute tokenised products. The guidance continues the momentum of digital asset regulation in Hong Kong, following a raft of other rules and consultations recently published by Hong Kong regulators.

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) establishes AML program requirements for financial institutions in the US while the USA Patriot Act lays down which entities are required to comply. As such, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) establishes certain AML program requirements for financial institutions in the US. Let’s get started.

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Top 4 APAC Firms Leading The in The War Against Financial Crime

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For larger enterprises and the consultants assisting them, Arctic Intelligence offers the Risk Assessment Platform. It includes a suite of financial and non-financial crime risk domains with hundreds of risk indicators and controls, though users can also integrate their own. Transparently.AI

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What is a Payment Gateway and How Does It Work?

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TL;DR A payment gateway is a solution that securely reads and transfers a customer’s payment information to a merchant’s bank account—both for online and in-person transactions. Think of it as a cash register, except that the payments it processes are non-cash. The customer’s card-issuing bank that holds their credit card account.