Cloud & Infrastructure

AI Risk & Governance

APEC Ministers Adopt Incheon Plan for AI and Financial Regulation

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2025

Finance ministers from 21 APEC economies have endorsed a new five-year roadmap that puts AI innovation, digital finance resilience, and inclusive access at the centre of regional financial cooperation.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ISDA to Develop Smart Contract Framework for Derivatives Post-Trade

By Editors | 22/10/2025

The open-source initiative will use the Common Domain Model to automate post-trade processes, starting with complex interest rate resets.

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Outage Intensifies Focus on Cloud Concentration Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 21/10/2025

The global disruption has affected financial firms and payment systems, highlighting systemic operational risks and the market dominance of cloud providers.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam Unveils Plans for Reining In Property Market Speculation

By Mark Johnston | 20/10/2025

The government is planning sweeping reforms to Vietnam's soaring property market, including a state-run digital trading platform and controversial credit limits.

Structural Regulation

China Overhauls Support System for Firms Expanding Overseas

By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2025

A new national platform will be created and professional services enhanced to support the growing number of Chinese companies expanding globally.

Payments & Settlements

India's New Cheque Clearing System Faces Teething Problems

By Editors | 15/10/2025

A bank employees' union has flagged software glitches and inadequate training, leading to delays and increased workloads during the Diwali season.

AI Risk & Governance

Malaysia Launches First Industry-Wide Skills Platform for Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/10/2025

The digital platform benchmarks workforce capabilities and accelerates upskilling across Malaysia’s financial sector in line with national talent goals.

Payments & Settlements

RBI Launches Digital Payment Innovations, Integrating AI and IoT with UPI

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/10/2025

New platforms include AI-powered customer support, frameworks for IoT and wearable payments, multi-signatory approvals for businesses, and a new system for managing credit lines directly on the UPI network.

Data Privacy

CSRC Issues Three New Data Standards for Financial Industry

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/10/2025

The initiative is aimed at standardising data governance for stock exchanges, asset-backed securitisation, and futures asset management.