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AI Risk & Governance

Japan FSA to Develop Shared AI Agent for Regional Banks

By Mark Johnston | 12/05/2026

The project aims to improve efficiency and ease staffing pressures by providing a centrally developed conversational AI for customer service at around 100 institutions.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Sanctions More Hong Kong Firms Over Iran-China Oil Trade

By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2026

OFAC has designated four Hong Kong-based companies and several others in the UAE and Oman for helping to finance Iran’s IRGC through oil sales to China.

Cybersecurity

IMF Warns of Systemic Risk from AI-Fuelled Cyberattacks

By Manesh Samtani | 11/05/2026

The IMF is urging a ‘resilience-first’ policy response as advanced AI models amplify cyber threats to the global financial system.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Advances Bill for SGX-Nasdaq Dual Listing Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/05/2026

The new framework will harmonise rules and allow for a single prospectus, aiming to boost Singapore’s competitiveness as a listing venue.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Sanctions China, HK Firms in Iran Procurement Network

By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2026

The latest sanctions target entities across Asia and the Middle East, putting foreign financial institutions on notice of potential secondary sanctions.

PEPs & Sanctions

China NFRA Asks Banks to Halt New Loans to Sanctioned Refiners

By Editors | 08/05/2026

The NFRA directs top banks to suspend new credit to the sanctioned firms, contrasting with the recent use of China's anti-sanctions blocking statute.

Structural Regulation

Hong Kong Pushes Yuan, Mediation in Bid to Become Commodities Hub

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/05/2026

New initiatives include a specialised mediation panel, a 50% profits tax concession, and a push for more yuan-denominated products and pricing.

Payments & Settlements

HKMA Launches Cargo-x Pilot to Digitalise Trade Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/05/2026

The programme, involving 21 banks, will test use cases for cargo and trade data to improve SME access to financing.

Nature & Biodiversity

WWF Urges Regulators to Treat Water Crisis as Systemic Financial Threat

By Manesh Samtani | 07/05/2026

New guide calls on central banks and supervisors to integrate water resilience into financial stability mandates, warning of a "dangerous feedback loop".