Remove Due Diligence Remove Risk Remove Technology Risk
article thumbnail

MAS Seeks Feedback to Close Regulatory Gaps for Crypto Service Providers

Fintech News

The aim is to mitigate the risks associated with such businesses. These include maintaining a minimum capital of S$ 250,000 and adhering to stringent AML/CFT obligations, such as conducting customer due diligence, monitoring transactions, and reporting suspicious activities.

article thumbnail

Hong Kong’s SFC Lays Out Regulatory Pathway for Tokenisation

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

The SFC notes the potential benefits of tokenisation, including increasing efficiency, enhancing transparency, reducing settlement time, and lowering costs for traditional finance, but also recognises that the use of DLT can create additional risks.

article thumbnail

Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore

Fintech News

The move aims to protect against financial crime and loss, particularly in digital fraud, and includes broadening DPT service definitions and enhancing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) protocols such as Customer Due Diligence and transaction monitoring.

article thumbnail

Fixing Banks’ AML Achilles’ Heel — Before The Fraudsters Pounce

PYMNTS

The bank stands accused of failing to assess money laundering and terrorism financing risks; regulators said record-keeping was faulty and the company failed to monitor customer due diligence on transactions that may have been tied to child exploitation and endangerment. “There was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing.”.

AML 75
article thumbnail

Jewel Paymentech Uses AI To Optimize Merchant Onboarding

PYMNTS

First, there’s the Capture product, which optimizes the due diligence portion of the onboarding process, Lam explained. Second, there are the risk management technologies, including the cyberspace crawler that automatically reads and analyzes social posts about the merchant.