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As interest continues to grow in virtual currencies, blockchain technology and initial coin offerings, governments are evaluating the benefits and potential risks of these innovations...

Notorious bank robber Willie Sutton famously said "because that's where the money is" in response to why he robbed banks.

Accordingly, MAS' strategic approach towards a retail CBDC for Singapore acknowledges the dynamic nature of the payment landscape.

Myths about blockchain and digital assets run the gamut, but there are several that tend to be the most widely perpetuated and believed.

On November 15, 2018, the BoE, the Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a joint report entitled, "Cross-Border Interbank Payments and Settlements."

Singapore has just become the 48th nation (joining the US) to begin implementing the international Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which is intended to standardize...

The enhancements are part of Sandbox Plus, which takes effect on 1 January 2022.

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director, Ravi Menon, said in a media interview that while Singapore does not plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, it will remain alert to money laundering...

A defendant group has appointed international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills to defend against clawback claims totalling US$950 million made by the FTX Bankruptcy Estate.

The application was heard on 30 March 2023 by the High Court and was disallowed.

The first patent using the FinTech Fast Track Initiative was recently granted by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore to Voyager Innovations Inc., a Philippines-based company that focuses on the delivery ...

Cryptocurrencies are still relatively new in nature and have only genuinely arisen within the last few years.

In our earlier CNPupdate article published on 9 May 2018, we discussed the regulatory approach to cryptocurrency and bitcoin exchanges in Singapore.

Pang Xue Kai is the co-founder of Tokocrypto, an Indonesia-based cryptocurrency exchange

The maritime industry, a vital cog in the global trade engine, has long grappled with cumbersome paper-based processes, operational inefficiencies, and opaque documentation.

In a move to support the growth of businesses that develop their own IP, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has introduced the SG Patent Fast Track.

I recently had the honour of being invited by AICB to speak at the International Conference on Financial Crime and Terrorism Financing. The event was themed "The New Frontier of Compliance: Adapt, Transform, Collaborate"...