Fintech / Regtech

UnionPay Enhances QR Payments Connectivity with Laos

01/01/2025

UnionPay has enabled Chinese e-wallets to scan QR codes in Laos to make payments to local merchants

AML / KYC

Vietnam Launches Nationwide Campaign Against Online Fraud

01/01/2025

Measures include developing an interagency coordination model and enhancing account verification, Internet banking security, and controls on crypto-related transactions.

Thailand Implements Global Minimum Corporate Tax

01/01/2025

The Ministry of Finance said a top-up tax would be levied at the globally agreed minimum tax rate from 1 January.

Enforcement

Japan: Former FSA and TSE Employees Charged for Insider Trading

01/01/2025

The former judge traded on insider information obtained through his work for the FSA. The former TSE employee fed inside information to his father.

Securities / Derivatives

JPX Launches Tool to Reduce Burden of Preparing ESG Disclosures

01/01/2025

The tool is intended to make it easier for TSE-listed companies to gather relevant information in the process of preparing sustainability disclosures.

Fintech / Regtech

Bank Indonesia Launches Three New BI-FAST Services

01/01/2025

The new services enable real-time bulk transfers, requests for payment functionality, and direct debit transfers for routine payments.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Implement Stricter Rules for SME Listings

01/01/2025

SEBI is raising the minimum investment required to subscribe to an SME IPO and introducing measures to ensure promoters retain significant shareholdings.

Sanctions

US Treasury Workstations, Documents Accessed by Hackers – Reports

01/01/2025

Treasury told lawmakers the incident has been attributed to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor”

Crypto / Digital Assets

Bybit Ordered to Disable Access to Crypto Platform from Malaysia

01/01/2025

Bybit was also directed to stop circulating, publishing or sending any advertisements to Malaysian investors.