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MAS proposes a regulatory approach for single-currency pegged stablecoins under the Payment Services Act that involves a new stablecoin issuance service.
FinTech
Payment Services
Regulatory & Compliance

MAS Proposes an Approach to Regulating Stablecoins and Related Activities

Date
Oct 28, 2022
Author
OrionW
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MAS proposes to increase the current caps on the daily balances and annual outflows of money in e-wallets under the Payment Services Act, and to exempt issuers of ‘white label’ e-wallets from the aggregation requirement.
Payment Services
Regulatory & Compliance
FinTech

MAS Consults on Restrictions on Personal Payment Accounts That Contain E-money

Date
Oct 24, 2022
Author
OrionW
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A Buy Now, Pay Later Code of Conduct (BNPL Code) has been adopted in Singapore to protect consumers and address the financial regulator’s recommendation for industry self-regulation.
FinTech
Payment Services
Regulatory & Compliance

Buy Now, Pay Later Code of Conduct Adopted in Singapore

Date
Oct 24, 2022
Author
OrionW
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The Ethereum “Merge” occurred on 15 September 2022, completing the blockchain network’s transition from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. The Merge resulted in an immediate 99.95% reduction in power consumption.
FinTech
Technology
TMT

The Ethereum Merge and What It Means

Date
Sep 20, 2022
Author
OrionW
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In a landmark decision, the Singapore Court of Appeal clarified whether emotional distress and loss of control of personal data constitute actionable losses that would support a private action under section 32 (now section 48O) of the PDPA.
Data Protection & Cybersecurity
Regulatory & Compliance

Landmark Case on Loss as Grounds for PDPA Private Action

Date
Sep 15, 2022
Author
OrionW
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In May 2022, the UST algorithmic stablecoin crashed, dragging its sister token LUNA and US$60 billion of combined market value down with it.
FinTech

The Crash of UST and LUNA Digital Tokens Explained

Date
Jun 6, 2022
Author
OrionW
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The Singapore High Court reaffirmed that knowledge and experience gained by an ex-employee is not protectable post-employment confidential information and considered whether supplier, cost and price information is confidential.
Employment

Singapore High Court Rules on the Scope of Post-Employment Confidential Information

Date
Jun 1, 2022
Author
OrionW
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In a significant decision, the Singapore High Court granted injunctive relief and disclosure orders against unidentified persons and cryptocurrency exchanges to trace and recover stolen cryptocurrencies.
TMT
FinTech

Singapore High Court Grants Injunctive Relief Over Cryptocurrencies Against Unknown Persons

Date
Mar 4, 2022
Author
OrionW
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New legislation introduced in Singapore's Parliament would now regulate virtual asset service providers (VASPs) that are based in Singapore but provide offshore services.
FinTech
Regulatory & Compliance
Payment Services

Singapore Proposes to Regulate Singapore-Based Providers of Offshore Virtual Asset Services

Date
Feb 17, 2022
Author
OrionW
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