The recently concluded negotiations between the EU and Singapore for a landmark Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) mark a significant step...

In light of a recent tragedy involving a TikTok  content creator who allegedly committed suicide following persistent cyberbullying, NGOs...

In the face of mounting environmental challenges, educating the next generation on sustainability is more critical than ever. The...

In recent years, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives has become a...

While new COVID-19 variants persistently emerge globally, scientists and medical professionals are proactively gearing up for the next...

SINGAPORE: To support the decarbonisation of Singapore’s aviation sector, trials will be launched to test the use of renewable diesel in...

In the first quarter of the year, sustainable fund flows in Asia, excluding Japan and China, were described as "subdued," marking a 63...

A UK minister stated that energy and climate ministers from the G7 group of industrialized nations have concurred on discontinuing the...

The sovereign wealth fund of Indonesia is set to allocate investments of up to $1 billion this year, with a focus on green energy...

The Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) has announced a renewable diesel pilot initiative at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched Cosmic – which stands for Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism...

SEC Issues Warning: Binance Operating Without Licenses in the Philippines. Company Advised to Address Compliance Issues -- Read more HERE

Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies' artificial intelligence (AI) tools....

The Binance chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, has resigned after pleading guilty to money laundering violations. -- Read HERE.

The Commission welcomes today's agreement by G7 leaders on International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a...

A new paper by MAS and McKinsey proposes the generation and sale of “transition credits” to reduce the economic gap from retiring a coal...

Switzerland intends to mandate increased transparency to tackle its image as a destination for questionable profits. -- Read more here.

Countries in the European Union have approved a landmark law that will ensure all new cars sold from 2035 must have zero emissions. --...

UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse for $3.25bn after a frantic weekend of negotiations brokered by Swiss regulators to safeguard the...

The UK’s top financial regulator has warned against shutting down payments firms offering bank-like services without a banking license...

Websites can reduce carbon footprint, and one way is to switch to hosting based on renewable energy. -- Read more here.

You may be hoping that guilt-free flying is just around the corner, but scientists warn it is still a long way off. -- Read more here.

The Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT), convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), today launched its final public...

Singapore will take all scrutiny of carbon markets and projects seriously, as it finalises a list of international carbon credits that...

A Conservative MP has said delaying climate action risks damaging the UK's economic prospects, in a major review of the government's net...

It's being called the last chance for nature - 100 countries backing calls to protect 30% of the planet. -- Read more here.

Visa's European arm has established a sustainability solutions team as part of its commitment to make payments greener. -- Read more here.

Up to 500 Chinese companies are estimated to have set up in Singapore this year. Meanwhile Hong Kong hedge funds are increasingly setting...

MAS, Google Cloud and KPMG launched the accelerator to channel capital toward companies with market-ready climate fintech solutions. --...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin graced the main stage at Singapore Fintech Festival to highlight successes since The Merge in...

A common industry training benchmark has also been established to help upskill private banking relationship managers in the area of...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched an ESG Hub designed to spur collaboration between fintech startups, financial...

The digital bank market in Singapore has grown following the launch of Trust Bank, a partnership between Standard Chartered and local...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore could introduce "customer suitability tests" in an effort to discourage people from trading...

Revenue derived from cryptocurrency-related crime is down by 65% in the first half of 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021....

If a decentralised metaverse continues to grow, there are potential risks from cryptoassets that could have systemic financial stability...

Point Carbon Zero is a three-year program launched under Project Greenprint with the goal of stimulating the growth of climate FinTech...

A MAS-led thematic review has analyzed the implementation of fairness principles by selected financial institutions in the use of...

Japan's Ministry of Justice is looking to create rules that would allow the courts and police to take control of digital assets – such as...

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been granted approval from French regulators to operate its exchange in...

Several Russian banks have been shut off from the major international payment system, Swift, by the EU, the US, and its allies. Russia's...

STANDARD Chartered is the third British bank to face multi-million euro penalties this week for regulatory violations. - Read the full...

Over the course of two years, a banking operations specialist stole S$1.13 million from his company's safe, either by taking more cash...

This year's Singapore Financial Festival, held from November 8 to 12, 2021, saw plenty of fresh developments in the Asian fintech...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced three changes to its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox platform, Sandbox Plus, in order to...

Ruth Porat, Chief Financial Officer of Google's parent company, Alphabet; Lord Stern, Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will introduce a digital platform and enabling regulatory framework to allow...

According to recent data from UK Finance, losses from approved push payments fraud surpassed losses from card fraud for the first time in...

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), and the European Insurance and Occupational...

The final framework reduces the minimum market cap necessary for a SPAC listing from S$300 million recommended in SGX's March...