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AML / KYC

Transparency International: Global Corruption to Impact Climate Action

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/02/2025

Latest Corruption Perceptions Index results highlight that weak anti-corruption efforts threaten democracy, enable money laundering, and put climate funds at risk

Crypto / Digital Assets

OECD Offers Recommendations to Boost Tokenisation in Markets

By Thisanka Siripala | 12/02/2025

New OECD report outlines factors hindering broader adoption of asset tokenisation and offers a series of recommended policy actions.

Big Picture

Swift Action Needed for Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography

By Thisanka Siripala | 11/02/2025

The Europol-backed Quantum Safe Financial Forum said FIs and policymakers must take immediate steps towards a quantum-safe financial ecosystem.

Fintech / Regtech

GFIN Report Calls Out Risks to Consumers from AI

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/02/2025

The report says financial consumers could be harmed by black box approaches, data privacy issues, and AI washing.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI Addresses Challenges of Extending RTGS Operating Hours

By Manesh Samtani | 09/02/2025

CPMI says operators can implement changes to extend RTGS operating hours in conjunction with other modernisation efforts such as ISO 20022 migration

AML / KYC

FATF Annual Report Highlights Crypto Loopholes as Key Threat

By Thisanka Siripala | 07/02/2025

Six years after the FATF strengthened its virtual asset standards, 97 out of 130 jurisdictions are still not fully compliant.

ESG / Sustainability

Taxonomies in Southeast Asia Lack Ambition – Fitch

By ESG Investor | 06/02/2025

Sustainable Fitch says limited uptake could be attributed to the high benchmarks required for activities to qualify as transitional

Fintech / Regtech

BIS Paper Offers Guidance on AI Governance in Central Banking

By Thisanka Siripala | 06/02/2025

The report recommends that central banks integrate AI oversight into existing risk management frameworks and processes such as the 3LoD model.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Develops AI-Powered Sentiment Tracker for Mainland Property Market

By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2025

The GenAI-driven sentiment index, which uses Chinese social media data, is able to act as a leading indicator for Mainland property sales