Cloud & Infrastructure

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HK Regulator Flags Pitfalls in Digital Insurance Sales and Roadshows

By Editors | 06/10/2025

Insurance Authority highlights common shortcomings in insurers' digital sales systems and roadshow practices following inspections and a mystery shopping exercise.

Data Privacy

Hong Kong Kicks Off Hackathon to Spur Data Sharing

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The HKMA and HKSTP have launched an event to foster bank-fintech collaboration on the new Interbank Account Data Sharing (IADS) framework.

Trading & Investment

China Probes US Quant Firm Tower Research Over Hardware Imports

By Editors | 02/10/2025

Customs authorities are investigating allegations of smuggling, while financial regulators examine if the firm gained an unfair trading advantage at the SHFE.

Cybersecurity

APAC Payments Sector Faces Urgent Call to Act on Quantum Computing Risks

By Editors | 02/10/2025

An industry report warns of "harvest-now, decrypt-later" cyber threats and urges banks and payment providers to upgrade cryptographic defences amid a significant awareness gap.

Data Privacy

Australia Clarifies CDR Rules for Asset Finance, Third-Party Sharing

By Editors | 02/10/2025

The ACCC has detailed mandatory versus voluntary data sharing for non-bank lenders and issued new guidance for accredited data recipients.

Payments & Settlements

ISO 20022 Migration Enters Final Phase with Focus on Data Quality

By Manesh Samtani | 30/09/2025

With less than two months until the end of the coexistence period for legacy MT messages, over 60% of payment messages are now in the MX format.

AI Risk & Governance

APAC Firms Face Major ‘Execution Gap’ in Responsible AI - Report

By Manesh Samtani | 30/09/2025

A new report finds that while many APAC firms have responsible AI strategies, very few have fully operationalised them.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Korea Data Centre Fire Cripples Financial Services, Prompts Regulatory Action

By Manesh Samtani | 30/09/2025

A fire at a state-run data hub has paralysed digital identity verification and loan services, exposing critical gaps in disaster recovery systems.

Cybersecurity

MAS Completes Quantum Security Trials to Safeguard Financial Networks

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/09/2025

A proof-of-concept sandbox on QKD highlighted both benefits and gaps, with findings revealing the need for interoperability, stronger assurance, and international standards.