Fintech / Regtech

AML / KYC

Australia Releases Modernised Identity Proofing Guidelines

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

New national guidelines introduce a risk-based approach and standards for facial verification to combat identity crime.

AML / KYC

Korea's Bithumb Under Scrutiny Over Cross-Border Data Sharing

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2025

South Korean regulators summoned the crypto exchange's CEO for questioning regarding its order book sharing with an Australian peer.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Sets New Rules for Firms Resuming US Stock Daytime Trading

By Manesh Samtani | 25/09/2025

Financial regulators have imposed stricter operational and investor protection measures on securities firms following a major system failure that halted the service last year.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Outlines Payments Strategy, Targeting Resilience and Modernisation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

The RBA's annual payments report details a new two-year strategy focused on system resilience, payments competition, and digital currency research.

Securities / Derivatives

BIS Study Calls for "Nuanced" Approach to HFT Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

BIS working paper finds high-frequency trading has a dual impact, increasing risk for some stocks while improving liquidity for others.

Fintech / Regtech

HSBC Launches SME Multi-Bank View Under HKMA Open Banking Initiative

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/09/2025

HSBC’s new feature, part of the HKMA's interbank account data sharing “IADS” initiative, allows businesses to see accounts from multiple banks on one platform

Fintech / Regtech

India's NPCI to Revamp UPI Settlement Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2025

NPCI will segregate authorised and dispute-related settlements to ease system congestion and speed up transaction processing for banks and users.

Fintech / Regtech

Korea Convenes Emergency Meeting, Tells Finance CEOs to Own Security

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

Following recent major cyberattacks, regulators gathered 180 security chiefs to demand CEO-led reforms, improved resilience, and threaten "strict sanctions" for negligence.

Fintech / Regtech

Vietnam Imposes P2P Lending Limits in Pilot Programme

By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2025

The State Bank of Vietnam caps P2P lending to ensure risk control and stabilise the financial system under a new pilot programme.