AI Risk & Governance

KYC & CDD

SEBI to Allow Digital KYC for NRIs, AI-Powered Surveillance for HFT

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/10/2025

Addressing market manipulation and HFT, SEBI is set to introduce a sophisticated, AI-driven predictive surveillance system alongside mandatory "air gap" cybersecurity protocols.

KYC & CDD

Bank of Singapore Launches Agentic AI Tool to Speed Up CDD

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/10/2025

SOWA, an agentic AI tool, reviews and drafts due diligence reports automatically, improving consistency and accuracy in AML checks.

AI Risk & Governance

FSB Calls for Enhanced Monitoring to Track AI Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 13/10/2025

New report proposes indicators to track vulnerabilities from third-party dependencies and concentrated AI supply chains.

AI Risk & Governance

BIS Urges Greater Collaboration Among Central Banks on AI

By Manesh Samtani | 13/10/2025

New report details AI use in AML and supervision, but warns of data governance, concentration, and cyber security challenges.

AI Risk & Governance

India, UK Launch Fintech Corridor Linking GIFT City and London

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/10/2025

The collaboration is expected to boost cross-border innovation, deepen capital market ties, and promote collaboration in fintech, AI, and digital public infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

SEBI Preparing for Quantum Safe Financial Sector by 2029

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/10/2025

SEBI has an action plan and capacity-building measures to protect against future quantum threats, including replacing current encryption standards.

AI Risk & Governance

MAS Launches AI Knowledge Hub for Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/10/2025

The knowledge hub, launched under the PathFin.ai programme, is part of a broader push to strengthen responsible AI adoption and workforce upskilling in the financial sector.

AI Risk & Governance

Malaysia Sets Up Cross Ministerial Unit to Counter AI Threats

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/10/2025

The new mechanism aims to strengthen oversight and coordination against malicious uses of AI, including fraud and cyber threats.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Threats and Regulatory Fragmentation Challenge FIs, Sibos Hears

By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2025

Sibos panellists discussed the dual challenge of evolving AI-driven threats and a complex global regulatory landscape, calling for greater collaboration and a focus on fundamentals.