Regtech
Cloud-Based Regtech Is Gaining Focus In Hong Kong
Hong Kong capital market firms are investing in cloud-based regtech solutions to enhance their risk and compliance management capabilities amidst new challenges triggered by the pandemic, a new survey by FIS has found. Short for regulatory technology, regtech has emerged
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launches Global Regtech Challenge
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today the launch of its Global Regtech challenge which they described as a competition designed to raise the Hong Kong banking industry’s awareness of the potential of Regtech adoption and to further grow
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Cyberport-HKIB Regtech Demo Day Showcases Hong Kong’s Booming Regtech Sector
At Regtech Demo Day on March 3 and 4, seven of Cyberport’s fast-growing regulatory technology (regtech) startups showcased their latest fintech solutions to hundreds of industry stakeholders. The two-day event, organized by Cyberport and the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers
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QTUM Partners Blockpass to Offer Blockchain-Based Regtech Solutions
Blockpass, a regtech platform leveraging the use of blockchain, has announced its partnership with QTUM, an open-sourced public blockchain application platform. Through this new partnership, Blockpass and QTUM will work together to support the space. This includes QTUM offering subsidies
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6 Ways Hong Kong Banks are Using Regtech to Combat Financial Crimes
A new report published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) looks at six ways banks in the region have used regtech tools for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) purposes. The report, produced in collaboration with
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HKMA Highlights 4 Regtech Uses Cases During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to profoundly disrupt the financial services landscape, technology holds to key to overcoming the operational challenges caused by the public health crisis, according to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). In HKMA’s fifth issue of
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Cyberport: Regtech Has Potential to Become Hong Kong’s Rising Industry Star
Regtech was a heavily discussed subject at this year’s Hong Kong Fintech Week, in fact a recent study published by the RegTech Association of Hong Kong indicated that the segment has grown tenfold in the past five years. Cyberport, Hong
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Regtech in Hong Kong Grew 10 Times in Last 5 Years
Regtech in Hong Kong has expanded around 10 times in the number of Regtech companies in recent 5 years, and each of the one-fifth of surveyed Regtech companies are targeting to raise over 5 million USD venture investment in 2021,
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Hong Kong’s ZA Bank Selects Accuity’s Regtech Solution
Hong Kong based ZA Bank announced that it has selected Accuity, provider of financial crime screening, payments and counterparty know your customer (KYC) solutions. The virtual bank has implemented Accuity’s screening solution to improve customer experiences, and at the same
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Wolters Kluwer Bags ZA Bank as a Customer for Its Regtech Solutions
ZA Bank, the first virtual bank in Hong Kong, has chosen Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting as its regulatory reporting software. Their media statement describes OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting combines bank data into a single source of data to
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