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Fintech / Regtech
Pakistan Amends Non-Bank Lending Rules to Boost Fintech, Inclusion
By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2025
The securities regulator has introduced credit guarantee institutions, raised microfinance loan limits, and revamped peer-to-peer lending frameworks.

Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Outlines 2026 Agenda Targeting Crypto, NBFI, Regulatory Alignment
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025
The FSB will prioritise aligning national regulations, tackling risks in non-banks and stablecoins, and improving cross-border resolution frameworks.

Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Intensifies Scrutiny of Bank Property Lending – Reports
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025
The HKMA is increasing calls to lenders and questioning decisions on distressed loans and collateral valuations.

Capital / Liquidity
FSC Korea Eyes Higher Lending to Low-Credit Borrowers at Internet Banks
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2025
The regulator is reviewing whether KakaoBank, Toss Bank, and K Bank can responsibly expand loans to mid- and low-credit customers amid rising delinquency rates.

Capital / Liquidity
Indonesia Launches IP-Backed Financing Scheme for SMEs
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2025
The government has approved IDR 10 trillion for loans backed by intellectual property, making it the 15th country to adopt IP-based financing to support MSMEs and the creative economy.

Capital / Liquidity
China Details Hainan's Financial Opening with 'Electronic Fence' Account System
By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2025
Hainan's free trade port will launch special customs operations, underpinned by a new system for freer cross-border capital flows.

Webinars
Indonesia’s OJK Standardises Account Management in Commercial Banks
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2025
The new regulation introduces strict governance and oversight requirements for bank account management, tightening controls on inactive accounts to prevent fraud and boost trust.

Capital / Liquidity
Nepal Sets up Unit to Coordinate Foreign Investment and Banking Issues
By Mark Johnston | 19/11/2025
Nepal's Ministry of Finance establishes a dedicated unit under its International Economic Relations Division to facilitate services for international investors.

Securities / Derivatives
Indonesia Targets 25 Percent Free Float to Deepen Capital Markets
By Mark Johnston | 19/11/2025
Indonesia’s OJK plans a phased increase in public share requirements to boost liquidity in South-east Asia’s largest market.

Capital / Liquidity
IAIS to Tackle Risks From Alternative Assets, Reinsurance
By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2025
IAIS will enhance monitoring, develop new guidance and review standards after finding concentrated exposures in some insurers and markets.
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