Tag: MAS

Compliance-first AI: the future of AML

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) controls while managing rising compliance costs. Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely seen as part...

Project MindForge Phase 2: Singapore’s AI governance push

Singapore is pushing financial services firms beyond AI pilots and into enterprise-wide governance, as Project MindForge enters its next phase. Across Asia Pacific, artificial...

How APAC regulators are approaching agentic AI

Agentic AI is now the phrase dominating financial services, following the recent wave of generative AI. Autonomous agents can plan tasks, pull data, call...

Zeidler expands MMR-Tool for Singapore marketing compliance

Zeidler Group has expanded the Singapore coverage of its Marketing Material Review Tool (MMR-Tool), adding new checks designed to help asset managers and other...

MAS rules push real-time AML for payment processors

Singapore’s position as a global financial hub brings heightened responsibility to prevent financial crime. Over the past few years, the Monetary Authority of Singapore...

MAS pushes responsible AI use in finance

The MAS has released a consultation paper proposing new guidelines to help financial institutions responsibly manage the risks associated with AI. The proposed Guidelines on...

India reinforced its position as the main FinTech hub in Asia...

Key Asian FinTech investment stats in Q3 2025: Asian FinTech deal activity fell by 19% YoY in Q3 Indian firms accounted for over a...

MAS and banks trial quantum security for finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel and SpeQtral, has completed a proof-of-concept sandbox testing the use of...

MAS issues digital guidelines to protect investors

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced a set of measures to encourage responsible sharing of financial information on digital platforms and ensure...

Why adverse media screening is vital for AML compliance

Financial criminals are often flagged in the news long before they appear on sanctions or politically exposed persons (PEP) lists. Regulators worldwide—including FATF, FinCEN,...

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