Overview
- Explores how blockchain can revolutionize regulatory monitoring, supervision, and compliance efforts
- Delves into the role of blockchain in supporting Shariah compliance efforts for Islamic financial institutions
- Distills the social utility value of blockchain in promoting financial inclusion in Malaysia and Singapore
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Through an interdisciplinary approach that combines insights from finance, technology, and regulation, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the potential impact of blockchain technology on financial compliance and inclusion in Malaysia and Singapore. In doing so, the book examines real-world challenges and innovative solutions which contributes to scholarly discourse and informs policymaking efforts in the region. It does so by focusing on three key areas: Regulatory Compliance, Shariah Compliance in Islamic Finance, and Financial Inclusion.
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Keywords
- Regulatory challenges of financial institutions in Malaysia
- Regulatory challenges of financial institutions in Singapore
- Blockchain technology for regulatory compliance in Malaysia
- Blockchain technology for regulatory compliance in Singapore
- Shariah compliance challenges in Malaysia and Singapore
- Blockchain technology for Shariah compliance in Malaysia
- Blockchain technology for Shariah compliance in Singapore
- Public trust in Islamic social finance mechanisms in Malaysia
- Public trust in Islamic social finance mechanisms in Singapore
- Transparency of Islamic social finance mechanisms
- Accountability of Islamic social finance mechanisms
- Financial inclusion challenges in Malaysia and Singapore
- Blockchain and last mile of the unbanked population in Malaysia
- Blockchain and digital banking of migrant workers in Singapore
- Blockchain-based digital assets for cross-border remittance
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Thong Ming Sen is an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and his area of expertise is in capital markets law, blockchain technology, and FinTech regulation. He was part of a team of researchers who were the first to report on regulatory issues in the blockchain space in Malaysia. He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of London as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) (Distinction) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in law from University Malaya.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Blockchain for Financial Governance in Malaysia and Singapore
Book Subtitle: Transforming Regulatory and Shariah Compliance to Drive Financial Inclusion
Authors: Ming Sen Thong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1281-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-96-1280-2Published: 30 January 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-96-1283-3Due: 13 February 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-981-96-1281-9Published: 29 January 2025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 178
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Financial Engineering, Asian Economics