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30.04.2019 23:04:00

Next steps: GFIN Cross-border testing pilot

VANCOUVER, April 30, 2019 /CNW/ - The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), of which the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is a member, is moving ahead with its next step in creating an international testing pilot for firms wishing to market innovative products, services or business models across multiple jurisdictions. 

BCSC (CNW Group/British Columbia Securities Commission)

In total, 44 unique applications were submitted across the 17 participating regulators.

After initial screening, GFIN members will continue working with eight firms, including the Vancouver-based Coinvestion. The proposed investment and exchange platform for real estate shares is the only Canadian-based firm moving ahead.

The next phase is for the firms to develop plans to implement their proposed test with the relevant regulators for their cross-border trial. Firms that develop a testing plan satisfactory to each jurisdiction's criteria will take part in the pilot testing phase.

An announcement about the firms formally selected for the cross-border testing pilot will be made in the second quarter of this year.

The following tests are under consideration for the cross-border trials:

Firm

Proposed test

Current regulators involved*

Alphapoint

Software company offering products built on
public and private blockchains that support the
requirements for issuance, custody and trading of
digital assets with liquidity across multiple
exchanges

Bermuda Monetary
Authority (BMA), Bank
of Lithuania (LB)

Ascent RegTech

AI-driven RegTech solution that automatically
maps a customer's specific regulatory obligations
and ongoing rule changes, while also enabling
end-to-end compliance management. The product
helps firms see similarities and differences in
regulatory obligations across regulators and
countries

Australian Securities &
Investments Commission
(ASIC), Autorité des
marchés financiers (AMF
Québec), Dubai Financial
Services Authority
(DFSA), Financial
Conduct Authority
(FCA), Hong Kong
Monetary Authority
(HKMA), Ontario
Securities Commission
(OSC)

ATLANT

Digital securities platform offering primary
issuance of digital shares & debentures,
secondary trading and optimized post-trade, with
automatic clearing, settlement and custody

Central Bank of Bahrain
(CBB), Monetary
Authority of Singapore
(MAS), Jersey Financial
Services Commission
(JFSC), LB

Coinvestion

Platform that uses blockchain to allow users to
invest in shares backed by real estate investments

British Columbia
Securities Commission
(BCSC), BMA, JFSC,
LB, MAS

DACX

Platform that uses DLT and machine learning to
facilitate cross-border transactions of multi-
currency payments, assets and commodities via
tokenisation, smart contracts and escrows.'

Astana Financial Services
Authority (AFSA), plus
others to be confirmed

Onfido

A technology provider that has developed a
proposition to allow consumers to securely
control their verified identity Digital ID and
share/transfer that verified identity across
financial services organisations for the purposes
of KYC checks

HKMA, FCA, LB, OSC

Starling Trust

Applied behavioural sciences technology
company that has developed a Predictive
Behavioural Analytics platform using machine
learning and electronic communications data to
allow users to measure, manage and mitigate
culture and conduct risks. They will be partnering
with a select group of global banks, with an initial
focus on the three lines of defense risk
framework

ASIC, DFSA, FCA,
HKMA

Tradle

A blockchain-based KYC and onboarding
platform that uses AI, IoT and cloud to help
financial institutions meet regulatory obligations
for SMEs, Corporates, Capital markets, Wealth
Management, Retail and Unbanked customers
and helps regulators provide guidance and
supervision for their markets. They will work
with GFIN on self-executing cross-border KYC
policies

Abu Dhabi Global Market
(ADGM) and FCA

 

*regulators are only responsible for those applications relevant to them

This announcement does not mean the eight firms have been given regulatory approval, nor does it guarantee the companies will be allowed to participate in the pilot. Their involvement is conditional on further work being undertaken and tests being agreed by the regulators involved.

About the Global Financial Innovation Network

The GFIN is a network of 29 organizations committed to supporting financial innovation in the interests of consumers.

The GFIN seeks to provide a more efficient way for innovative firms to interact with regulators, helping them navigate between countries as they look to scale new ideas. It also aims to create a new framework for co-operation between financial services regulators on innovation related topics, sharing different experiences and approaches.

About the British Columbia Securities Commission (www.bcsc.bc.ca)  

The British Columbia Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating capital markets in British Columbia through the administration of the Securities Act. Our mission is to protect and promote the public interest by fostering:

  • A securities market that is fair and warrants public confidence
  • A dynamic and competitive securities industry that provides investment opportunities and access to capital

Learn how to protect yourself and become a more informed investor at www.investright.org

SOURCE British Columbia Securities Commission

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