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Securities / Derivatives
South Korea Court Clears Kakao Founder of Stock Manipulation
By Editors | 22/10/2025
The acquittal removes a key regulatory threat to Kakao’s banking licence and allows the tech giant to refocus on its AI-driven overhaul.
Fintech / Regtech
EU Risk Board Recommends Prohibiting Cross-Border Stablecoin Schemes
By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2025
The ESRB has called for a halt to schemes involving non-EU stablecoin issuers, citing significant financial stability and contagion risks.
Fintech / Regtech
APEC Ministers Adopt Incheon Plan for AI and Financial Regulation
By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2025
Finance ministers from 21 APEC economies have endorsed a new five-year roadmap that puts AI innovation, digital finance resilience, and inclusive access at the centre of regional financial cooperation.
Securities / Derivatives
ISDA Chief Urges Jurisdictions to Follow Japan's 'Pragmatic' Basel III Lead
By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2025
Scott O’Malia also outlined plans to promote tokenisation for collateral and highlighted new digital post-trade tools.
Securities / Derivatives
ISDA to Develop Smart Contract Framework for Derivatives Post-Trade
By Editors | 22/10/2025
The open-source initiative will use the Common Domain Model to automate post-trade processes, starting with complex interest rate resets.
Fintech / Regtech
AWS Outage Intensifies Focus on Cloud Concentration Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 21/10/2025
The global disruption has affected financial firms and payment systems, highlighting systemic operational risks and the market dominance of cloud providers.
Fintech / Regtech
China Directs Tech Giants to Halt Hong Kong Stablecoin Plans
By Editors | 21/10/2025
Mainland regulators intervened to assert monetary sovereignty, casting a shadow over Hong Kong's new digital asset framework and the e-CNY's role.
Securities / Derivatives
NZX Mandates Stricter Business Continuity, Governance Rules
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/10/2025
NZX has finalised new operational resilience rules for participants and will mandate stricter director independence disclosures from 2026.
ESG / Sustainability
G20 Pushes Climate Adaptation Plans, Backs Carbon Data Model
By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2025
New SFWG report details principles for integrating resilience into transition plans and seeks to bolster carbon market integrity through data standardisation.
Fintech / Regtech
Japan's Megabanks to Launch Joint Stablecoin for Corporate Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2025
A consortium of Japan's three largest banks will issue a yen-pegged stablecoin, aiming to modernise corporate payments under new regulations.
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