Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is the Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the regional news desk from Hong Kong, directing coverage of critical regulatory developments impacting financial services across APAC. Manesh specialises in analysing how new rules and technologies are reshaping banking, capital markets, and the fight against financial crime, providing finance professionals, compliance leaders, and policymakers with the intelligence they need to navigate risk and understand the impact of regulatory change in the region. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
Crypto / Digital Assets
Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Spot Crypto ETFs
30/04/2024
ChinaAMC, Harvest Global Investments, and Bosera Asset Management each listed a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ether ETF.
Fintech / Regtech
Hong Kong Working on Proposals to Amend Privacy Law
30/04/2024
The amendments will include the introduction of a mandatory personal data breach notification mechanism.
US Ban on Non-Competes Has Financial Industry Worried
29/04/2024
The FTC announced a ban on non-compete clauses last week, prompting concerns over employee lawsuits and theft of trade secrets.
AML / KYC
HKMA Seeking to Identify Next Areas of Focus in AML Regtech
29/04/2024
HKMA is inviting professional firms to recommend AML Regtech use cases where adoption rates can be targeted for increase over the next two years.
AML / KYC
GCFFC Estimates Human Trafficking Proceeds at $498b for 2024
28/04/2024
APAC has the most human trafficking victims compared to other regions, including in terms of forced criminality, forced marriages, and sexual exploitation.
Fintech / Regtech
Korea Reveals Details on Naked Short Selling Detection System
27/04/2024
Korea’s short-selling ban is unlikely to be lifted until after the new system is established, which is expected to take at least a year.
Capital / Liquidity
Revised BCBS Standards on Banking Supervision Take Effect
27/04/2024
BCBS will also publish new proposed guidelines for banks in the coming week on counterparty credit risk management.
Fintech / Regtech
CFTC AI Rules Should Focus on Use Cases, Not Technology: FIA
25/04/2024
FIA and other industry bodies say the focus should be on “the application of the technology within the context of a particular use case, not the technology as a whole”.
Fintech / Regtech
UK FCA Outlines Plans for Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence
24/04/2024
The FCA will work with Big Tech firms to examine the value their data can bring to retail financial markets, with a view to potentially incentivising more data sharing.
Big Picture
BIS Outlines Vision for Future Financial System, Called “Finternet”
23/04/2024
The “Finternet” would enable multiple financial ecosystems to interconnect with each other, like the internet, using technologies such as tokenisation and unified ledgers.
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