
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.

Structural Regulation
New Zealand: Consumer Lending Law Reform Passes First Reading
21/05/2025
The government is seeking to simplify affordability assessments while keeping consumer safeguards in place.

Cloud & Infrastructure
HKMA Partners with Transport Bureau to Boost Trade Finance
20/05/2025
Banks will gain access to real-time cargo status data, enabling them to assess clients’ operational performance more effectively.

AI Risk & Governance
China Unveils Technological Self-Sufficiency Grand Plan
20/05/2025
The five-year plan combines R&D targets with substantial financial support from the PBOC and regional pilot programmes in Guangdong Province.

Anti-Money Laundering
New Zealand Regulators Update AML/CFT Audit Guidance
20/05/2025
The updated guidance provides further clarity on what is considered “independent” and “appropriately qualified” when selecting an auditor.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Bursa Malaysia Announces Resolution of April Unauthorised Trades
20/05/2025
Bursa Malaysia said investors with unauthorised trades in their accounts on 24 April will not incur losses.

Trading & Investment
CATL Raises $4.6b to Become World’s Largest IPO This Year
20/05/2025
CATL was added to the US Chinese Military Companies list in January, though the designation doesn’t entail any investment prohibitions.

Anti-Money Laundering
New Zealand Issues AML/CFT Guidance for Stored Value Instruments
19/05/2025
The guidance summarises the regulations applicable to SVIs and explains the conditions they must meet to be exempt from the provisions of the AML/CFT Act.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
AFCA Proposes Rule Changes to Improve Handling of Scam Complaints
19/05/2025
The rule changes will enable AFCA to investigate scams involving mule accounts and the actions of receiving banks in scam complaints.

Clearing & Post-Trade
ISDA Paper Proposes Reforms to Optimise Derivatives Market
19/05/2025
New whitepaper outlines 15 specific measures that could unlock billions in annual savings for the derivatives market.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Philippines Convenes First Meeting of New Anti-Scams Group
18/05/2025
The ASTIG will enhance public awareness campaigns, foster stronger inter-agency cooperation, and empower local officials to better protect their communities
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