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Proposed Payment Services Bill

MAS draft legislation on payment services

Monetary Authority of Singapore proposal to enact a new payments legislation in the form of the proposed Payment Services Bill to: i) implement a single payment services licence to regulate existing and new payment services; ii) establish a regulatory structure for significant payment systems and retail payment services; and iii) address regulatory risks and concerns. By regulating the payment activities along the payment value chain and mitigating attendant risks, MAS aims to promote greater confidence among consumers and merchants to adopt electronic payments ("e-payments").

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Nov 2017 Country: Singapore

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial market infrastructure, Financial inclusion, FinTech, Consumer education and protection, Operational risk

Sectors: Banking

Deadline for comments: Jan 2018

Gender Diversity in Finance: Where Are We Today?

TC video on the status of gender diversity in the financial sector

Toronto Centre video discusses the challenges of increasing gender diversity in the financial services industry.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Nov 2017

Type: TC Videos

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions, Securities

Regulatory Sandboxes

TC note on the use of regulatory sandboxes as a means to pilot financial inclusion

Toronto Centre note explains key concept underlying regulatory sandboxes and highlights recent developments worldwide in their use for testing financial innovations that may not adhere neatly to existing regulatory frameworks. It discusses possible sandbox objectives, different sandbox operating models, and potential benefits and risks. It seeks to help authorities to identify issues that need to be taken into consideration when making decisions on creating, designing and operating a regulatory sandbox.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Oct 2017

Type: TC Notes

Peer: Modernizing Digital Financial Regulation, FCA Regulatory Sandbox, FinTech: Considerations on How to Enable a 21st Century Financial Services Ecosystem, Regulating a Revolution: From Regulatory Sandboxes to Smart Regulation

Topics: Financial inclusion, Compliance function, Operational risk, Transparency and disclosure, FinTech

Sectors: Securities, Insurance

FinTech: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality

TC executive panel discusses how FinTech can promote financial inclusion and gender equality

Toronto Centre executive panel session at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings discusses implication of FinTech in promoting financial inclusion and gender equality as well as the role of financial regulators/supervisors, governments, international institutions and agencies, private sector participants, researchers and other stakeholders.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Oct 2017

Type: TC Videos

Topics: FinTech, Financial inclusion, Gender equality

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions, Securities

Regulatory Sandbox Lessons Learned Report

FCA report on insights and lessons learned on testing the regulatory sandbox launched in June 2016

UK Financial Conduct Authority report assesses extent to which the regulatory sandbox has met its objectives. Report: i) explains how the sandbox operates; ii) discusses impact on the market and insights from the first year of testing; and iii) explains limitations firms have faced when testing in the sandbox.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Oct 2017 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Implementation

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, Compliance function, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Understanding the Financial Lives of UK Adults

Findings from the FCA's Financial Lives Survey 2017

UK Financial Conduct Authority survey results on consumers and finance. Survey collects information about the financial products consumers use and their attitudes to managing their money. Covers their experiences of using financial products and services, as well as their experiences of dealing with the firms that provide them.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Oct 2017 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Consumer education and protection

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Blockchain: Opportunities for Private Enterprises in Emerging Markets

IFC report examines the potential and perils of blockchain with particular focus on financial sectors

International Finance Corporation report provides an overview of blockchain technology and its applications in emerging markets. Examines whether blockchain can be used to mitigate de-risking by financial institutions and looks closely at the financial services sector. Includes an overview of how blockchain plays into the wider spectrum of financial technology (FinTech) innovations and the resulting provision of financial services, and an analysis of blockchain's contribution to reaching the unbanked and underbanked in various emerging markets.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Oct 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Financial market infrastructure, Operational risk, FinTech

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Securities

Making the Gender Gap Visible

CGAP article provides overview of demand-side data on women's financial inclusion

CGAP article summarizes results of webinar on demand-side survey data on women's financial inclusion. Provides an overview of various initiatives to improve the quality, availability, and use of sex-disaggregated data.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Oct 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Gender equality

Sectors: Microfinance, Banking, Insurance, Microinsurance

Regulatory Sandboxes and Financial Inclusion

CGAP report to enhance understanding of regulatory sandboxes and their potential impact on financial inclusion

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor report provides overview of current landscape for regulatory sandboxes, analyzes potential benefits and risks of the sandbox concept in the context of financial inclusion, and outlines key policy issues associated with sandboxes. The annexes provide a list of countries using sandboxes and a list of various firms using sandboxes and the nature of their business.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Oct 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Pensions, Securities

Gender and Digital Financial Inclusion: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

ICRW study reviews evidence on women's access to, and use of, financial services

International Center for Research on Women report provides an overview of the field of gender and financial inclusion, particularly digital financial inclusion, including a review of key literature and development of a gap analysis based on the key themes and geography that describe where the research and policy efforts have been concentrated to date. Report seeks to identify areas for further research and opportunities to delve deeper into issues of gender and digital financial inclusion with a view to promoting and sustaining inclusive and more equitable growth and local development.

Publisher: Others Release date: Oct 2017

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion, FinTech

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

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382 records

Proposed Payment Services Bill

Gender Diversity in Finance: Where Are We Today?

Regulatory Sandboxes

FinTech: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion and Gender Equality

Regulatory Sandbox Lessons Learned Report

Understanding the Financial Lives of UK Adults

Blockchain: Opportunities for Private Enterprises in Emerging Markets

Making the Gender Gap Visible

Regulatory Sandboxes and Financial Inclusion

Gender and Digital Financial Inclusion: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

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