Fintech / Regtech

Taiwan Launches Major Cybersecurity Overhaul for Financial Sector

31/12/2025

New four-year blueprint mandates resilience-focused rules on governance, AI, and supply chains, linking cybersecurity performance to regulatory approvals.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Announces Launch of New 'Money Safe' Service at All Retail Banks

31/12/2025

All 28 retail banks are required to offer the deposit-locking service with mandatory in-person verification from 31 December.

Sanctions

China Revises Foreign Trade Law, Imposing New Compliance Duties on FIs

30/12/2025

The new law, effective 1 March, empowers China to blacklist foreign entities and mandates that banks block related transactions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India Arrests Former Coinbase Employee Over May Hacking Incident

30/12/2025

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the arrest by Indian police following a May security incident where hackers bribed overseas support staff.

AML / KYC

Korea to Freeze Accounts in New Illegal Lending Crackdown

30/12/2025

The FSC unveils victim support programme and new powers for financial institutions to block accounts used for illicit loans.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan Amends Rules to Attract Foreign Asset Management Talent

30/12/2025

The FSC adds asset management, including family offices, to its Employment Gold Card programme to support its ambition to become a regional hub.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia Set to Completely Phase Out JIBOR on 1 January

30/12/2025

Bank Indonesia will retire the JIBOR benchmark on 1 January, completing a multi-year shift to a transaction-based rate.

AML / KYC

India Clarifies KYC Verification Responsibility for Central Registry Users

30/12/2025

The RBI has clarified that the last institution to upload data to the central KYC records registry is responsible for verification.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea Finalises Stricter Treasury Stock Disclosure Rules

30/12/2025

New rules effective 30 December lower the reporting threshold and mandate comparison of planned versus actual share buybacks.