Tag: Monetary Authority of Singapore
MAS unveils climate transition planning rules for FIs
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released new supervisory guidance aimed at strengthening how financial institutions manage climate-related risks, issuing updated environmental risk...
SymphonyAI: Financial crime compliance trends March 2026
SymphonyAI has published its inaugural Risk Radar briefing, offering a sweeping overview of financial crime compliance developments across North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
The...
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...
Global AML fines fall, but Singapore ramps up scrutiny
Singapore recorded a 579% rise in anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) fines issued by its central bank last year, underscoring a sharp...
Singapore-China deal boosts RMB clearing and market access
Singapore and China have announced a new set of financial and capital markets initiatives aimed at strengthening cross-border connectivity, expanding investment channels and deepening...
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...










