Overview: On 10 July 2017, the Singapore Government unveiled its draft Cybersecurity Bill (the Bill) and announced a public consultation to seek views and comments from the industry and members of public. The public consultation runs from 10 July to 3 August 2017. This Bill comes on the back of various moves by the Singapore Government to strengthen its approach to cybersecurity, starting with the setting up of the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) in April…

Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has launched guidelines for its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox, which is now open for applications. The regulatory sandbox is available to financial institutions or any interested firm that wishes to experiment with innovative financial services in a production environment but within a defined space and duration. The guidelines explain the objectives of the regulatory sandbox and provide guidance on the application process including: A template application form;…

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has released its new outsourcing guidelines to financial institutions, which apply to existing outsourcings. Financial institutions have until 27 October 2016, to carry out a self-assessment of all existing outsourcing arrangements against the new guidelines. The guidelines also cover the use of cloud services and a revision to the definition of “material outsourcing arrangement”. For further information on the requirements of the new guidelines please read our full update.…