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Fintech / Regtech
Fintech / Regtech
First Set of Rules Under the EU AI Act Enter into Force
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/02/2025
The rules cover key definitions, AI literacy requirements, and a limited set of prohibited AI use cases deemed to pose unacceptable risks.
AML / KYC
Big Four Australian Banks Start Using ConnectID System
By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025
Over 10 million customers will be able to verify their identities using ConnectID without sharing unnecessary personal information
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thai SEC Aiming to Fully Digitalise Bond Trading Using DLT
By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2025
The SEC plans to issue new regulations to facilitate the issuance of electronic securities and online trading of tokenised debt securities
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand to Pilot THB-Pegged Stablecoin in Regulatory Sandbox
By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025
The stablecoin will be backed by THB 10 billion in government bonds to ensure price stability and prevent currency market fluctuations
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
Fintech / Regtech
RBI Tightens Penalties Framework for Payment System Offences
By Nithya Subramanian | 01/02/2025
The framework includes monetary penalties and compounding offences to tighten compliance in the digital payments sector.
Enforcement
US Suspects Sanctions Circumvention by Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek
By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2025
US authorities investigating whether Deepseek bypassed US export controls and whether Singapore served as an intermediary for restricted Nvidia chip shipments
Fintech / Regtech
China UnionPay to Enable QR Payments Connectivity for Indonesia
By Editors | 29/01/2025
Indonesia is UnionPay’s fourth country-level cross-border QR payment project in the Southeast Asian market after Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan to Enable Retail Investors to Trade in Foreign Bonds
By Editors | 28/01/2025
Securities firms will be able to self-trade in specific foreign bonds so they can provide investors access to lower denomination subscriptions
Fintech / Regtech
WeChat Pay HK Expands Cross-Border Payments to Mainland Merchants
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025
Transactions made in CNY will be automatically converted to HKD with no handling fees, the company said.
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