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BOJ Calls on Banks to Be Extra Vigilant in Current Environment
By Thisanka Siripala | 25/04/2025
Banks could see volatility in their stock prices, more defaults by client firms, and risks from exposures to foreign non-banks.
AML / KYC
Myanmar’s Scam Factories: A Descent Into the Heart of Financial Darkness
By Nathan Lynch | 25/04/2025
Industrial-scale scam operations run by criminal syndicates in Myanmar present a daunting challenge to banks and law enforcement, writes Nathan Lynch.
AML / KYC
Southeast Asian Crime Syndicates Are Now Operating Globally – UNODC
By Manesh Samtani | 23/04/2025
UNODC says East and Southeast Asian organised crime groups are spreading “like a cancer”, driven by new technologies and mounting law enforcement pressure.
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Geopolitical Risks Threaten Global Financial Stability – IMF
By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2025
The IMF says there is much that financial institutions and regulators can do to protect financial stability, such as including geopolitical risk scenarios in stress tests.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Paper Calls for Stronger Rules for Stablecoins and DeFi
By Thisanka Siripala | 17/04/2025
The authors say rules should be embedded in DeFi smart contracts and oversight of stablecoins should be strengthened.
Big Picture
BIS Paper Proposes Standardised Model to Describe Payment System Architectures
By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2025
The authors therefore propose a formally defined model to represent three key functions of payment system architectures
Big Picture
Regulatory Fragmentation Hindering Growth of Tokenised Finance – Report
By Thisanka Siripala | 10/04/2025
Regulatory fragmentation, cross-platform settlement and token contract standardisation are the key challenges to to widespread adoption of tokenised financial assets.
Big Picture
HKIMR Publishes Findings on GenAI Adoption Among Hong Kong FIs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/04/2025
75 percent of surveyed FIs have rolled out or implemented at least one GenAI use case or are currently piloting and designing use cases.
Big Picture
Forest Crimes Fuel Wider Criminal Economies – UNODC Report
By Thisanka Siripala | 10/04/2025
A new UNODC report says illegal logging supply chains are increasingly infiltrated by actors from other organised criminal markets.
Big Picture
India’s Financial Regulators Need Greater Independence: Report
By Nithya Subramanian | 08/04/2025
Report by the IMF and World Bank raises concerns over the MOF’s ability to overturn regulatory decisions, including those by RBI.
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