
Sanday Chongo Kabange is an experienced multimedia journalist and a contributor to Regulation Asia. He focuses on compliance, regulatory and legal issues for financial services.

Fintech / Regtech
Mainland China and Hong Kong Launch Fast Payments Link
23/06/2025
HKMA and PBOC launched “Payment Connect”, streamlining cross-boundary payments and remittances between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Enforcement
ASIC Fines Equity Trustees for Misleading Investment Statements
22/06/2025
ASIC fined Equity Trustees for allegedly making misleading statements about investments made by a green and sustainable bond fund.

Market Infrastructure
APRA Finalises Guidance on Treating Borrowers with Student Debt
20/06/2025
The new reporting standard and regulations offer guidance on how ADIs should treat HELP debt repayments when assessing home loan applications.

Enforcement
SFC Suspends CEO of Freeman Commodities for Supervisory Failures
20/06/2025
The SFC said the former RO and MiC failed to ensure his firm maintained appropriate standards of conduct and adhered to proper procedures.

Market Infrastructure
BSP Issues Updated Credit Data Reporting Guidelines for FIs
20/06/2025
Banks and trust corporations are required to submit COCREE 2.0 monthly for reporting periods from 30 April 2025 onwards.

Enforcement
SFC Imposes 3-Year Ban on Former Licensee Over Wash Trades
20/06/2025
The former licensed representative of Cinda International Securities executed a total of 109 matched or wash trades in nine stocks, the SFC said.

Fintech / Regtech
BSP Proposes Model Risk Management Guidelines for FIs
20/06/2025
The BSP has proposed model risk management guidelines for financial institutions to enhance operational resilience and mitigate potential losses.

Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong ‘Actively Pursuing’ Closer Integration With Mainland
20/06/2025
Hong Kong will continue to explore further enhancements to the WMC scheme and ways to broaden Hong Kong professionals’ entry into the Mainland market.

Fintech / Regtech
South Korea Launches Enhanced “MyData 2.0” Service
19/06/2025
“My Data 2.0” incorporates seven improvements announced in April 2024 including enhanced consumer protections.

Enforcement
ACCC Fines NAB Over CDR Data Quality Issues
19/06/2025
The ACCC said NAB’s payment of the penalties is the highest amount paid for alleged contraventions of the CDR rules to date.
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