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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Helps Develop Blockchain-Based Prototype For Multi-Currency Payments

Date 11/11/2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has led the successful development of a blockchain-based prototype that enables payments to be carried out in different currencies on the same network.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Participates In Singapore FinTech Festival

Date 11/11/2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is participating in the 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF). Hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and taking place from 11 – 15 November, the SFF is the largest FinTech event in the world. SFF features a FinTech Conference and Exhibition, FinTech Awards, Global FinTech Hackcelerator Demo Day, Global Investor Summit, and Innovation Lab Crawl.

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Inaugural Singapore FinTech Festival x SWITCH To Kick Off Tomorrow with A Focus On Sustainability

Date 10/11/2019

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) will come together for the first time as SFF x SWITCH. Running from 11 to 15 November, this event will gather the global innovation and business community in Singapore. There will be over 400 speakers, more than 900 exhibitors, 41 international pavilions, and about 60,000 [1] participants from 130 countries.

Saudi Aramco Announces The Publication Of Prospectus

Date 09/11/2019

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) has today issued a prospectus for its initial public offering on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).  More information can be found by clicking here.

New York Department Of Financial Services Authorizes Absa Bank To Establish New York Representative Office - Third Largest Bank In South Africa Establishes New Manhattan Office

Date 08/11/2019

Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved an application by Absa Bank Limited, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to open a new representative office in Manhattan, New York. Absa Bank has an extensive client base in 10 African countries, including Nigeria and Namibia. 

US Department Of Justice: Two Former Owners Of Binary Options Company And 13 Other Individuals Charged In $140 Million Fraud Scheme

Date 08/11/2019

Fifteen individuals, including two former company owners, were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud investors in the United States and worldwide by fraudulently marketing approximately $140 million in financial instruments known as “binary options,” announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 08/11/2019

The current reports for the week of November 5th, 2019 are now available.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Public Comment On Proposal To Extend By 18 Months Initial Compliance Dates For Foreign Banks Subject To Its Single-Counterparty Credit Limit Rule

Date 08/11/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday invited public comment on a proposal to extend by 18 months the initial compliance dates for foreign banks subject to its single-counterparty credit limit rule. The extension would provide additional time for foreign jurisdictions' versions of the rule to become effective and would apply only to the combined U.S. operations of the foreign banks and not to any U.S. intermediate holding companies of those banks.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Participate On A Panel At The 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival

Date 08/11/2019

MiFID II: ESMA Makes New Bond Liquidity Data Available

Date 08/11/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has started today to make available new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR) through its data register.