The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has put on hold its plans to launch a shared know-your-client (KYC) utility as the cost of the project has “exceeded expectations”, according to MAS’s managing director, Ravi Menon. Despite the Singapore regulator’s enthusiasm for a shared KYC utility and its intention to leverage blockchain technology to make it a reality, the watchdog will likely…
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