Virtual Bank What is a Virtual Bank? According to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), a “virtual bank” is defined as a bank which primarily delivers retail banking services through the internet

When I was a young boy, I often marveled at the speed my grandpa did his calculations over the abacus. The furious clicking sounds of the wooden beads knocking against

ACTS Flagship Event 2019 In our previous post on ACTS's AGM 2019, we spoke about our flagship event that will be happening in Oct 2019. We mused about the need

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April 25, 2019

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Singapore’s MAS: Actions and words Singapore’s de facto central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will hold its semiannual monetary policy meeting in mid-April. Given the recent rapid changes

NTU Risk Management Society FX Risk Management has always been a fundamental responsibility of the Corporate Treasurer. With increasing market volatility, the importance of having good FX risk management and

ACTS MASTERCLASS – THE FX EFFECT (PART 2) In our first article we featured some of speakers and foreword from the President of the ACTS on the Masterclass in 2019

Have we reached ‘Peak Supply Chain Finance?” With so many new fintech start-ups in the supplier finance arena, some observers see a risk of overcrowding as the newer players jostle

ACTS MASTERCLASS – THE FX EFFECT (PART 1) In collaboration with Azzana Consulting, Kyriba, Refinitiv & SWIFT, ACTS is organizing its second Masterclass in 2019 titled “The FX Effect”. In

World-leading KYC registry to give banks vital KYC information on corporates Brussels, 12 February 2019 SWIFT announces that it is to open its world-leading Know Your Customer platform, The KYC

SWIFT’s figures show an average of 31.31 million messages a day in 2018 as its annual traffic rose to an all-time high of over 7.8 billion. This marks an 11.3%