Fintech / Regtech

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Targets Algo, Cyber Risks; Urges Proactive Controls

By Mark Johnston | 06/11/2025

SEBI chief calls on firms to move beyond checklists to tackle new risks from technology and third-party vendors.

Fintech / Regtech

Global Banking Coalition to Tackle AI Bias in Defining Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 06/11/2025

The Global Alliance for Banking on Values is mobilising its 72-bank network to retrain LLMs, citing a systemic pro-profit bias.

Market Infrastructure

G30 Calls for Faster CBDC Work, Robust Stablecoin Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 06/11/2025

Global finance leaders call for strengthening the two-tier monetary system while warning of risks from private digital currencies.

Enforcement

Singapore Passes Law Allowing Use of Caning to Punish Scammers

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/11/2025

The new legislation introduces mandatory corporal punishment for scam syndicates and discretionary caning for their accomplices.

Sanctions

US Sanctions North Korean Bankers for Laundering Cybercrime Proceeds

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

OFAC sanctioned eight individuals and two entities for laundering illicit funds supporting North Korea’s weapons programmes, cyberattacks, and IT operations.

Fintech / Regtech

Philippines Proposes Steeper Fines for Payment Reporting Lapses

By Mark Johnston | 05/11/2025

The central bank is consulting on daily fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliant payment system operators.

Fintech / Regtech

SFA Report Urges Policymakers to Harmonise ASEAN Data Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

Survey finds three-quarters of fintechs and financial firms say fragmented data rules raise costs, limit innovation and hinder cross-border operations.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong and Brazil Pilot CBDC Trade Settlement with Chainlink

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/11/2025

The experiment, part of Brazil's Drex programme, connected the Drex and Ensemble platforms to test real-time, cross-border payments.

Fintech / Regtech

India’s NPCI, Razorpay to Enable UPI Payments in Malaysia

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

Tourists to Malaysia will soon be able to pay local merchants directly in ringgit using their UPI apps.