AI, Technology & Data

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    AI Risk & Governance

    First Set of Rules Under the EU AI Act Enter into Force

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/02/2025

    The rules cover key definitions, AI literacy requirements, and a limited set of prohibited AI use cases deemed to pose unacceptable risks.

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    KYC & CDD

    Big Four Australian Banks Start Using ConnectID System

    By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025

    Over 10 million customers will be able to verify their identities using ConnectID without sharing unnecessary personal information

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    AI Risk & Governance

    HKMA Develops AI-Powered Sentiment Tracker for Mainland Property Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2025

    The GenAI-driven sentiment index, which uses Chinese social media data, is able to act as a leading indicator for Mainland property sales

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Suspects Sanctions Circumvention by Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2025

    US authorities investigating whether Deepseek bypassed US export controls and whether Singapore served as an intermediary for restricted Nvidia chip shipments

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    EU Imposes Cyber Sanctions Against Three Russian Actors

    By Editors | 29/01/2025

    The individuals listed were responsible for the theft of thousands of confidential documents from Estonia in 2020

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    New Zealand Starts Publishing More Data on Banking Complaints

    By Thisanka Siripala | 28/01/2025

    Kiwibank had the highest number of total cases for the October to December quarter when adjusted for market cap

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    Data Privacy

    HK PCPD Orders Oxfam to Remediate Privacy Law Breaches

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

    The PCPD says Oxfam didn’t have adequate measures in place to guard against the ransomware attack it experienced last year.

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    AI Risk & Governance

    New Zealand to Create New Agency to Draw in Foreign Investment

    By Thisanka Siripala | 28/01/2025

    Invest New Zealand will serve as the government’s primary point of contact for foreign investors, offering streamlined access to key sectors.

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    Cybersecurity

    NYDFS Fines PayPal $2m for Cybersecurity Failures

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/01/2025

    NYDFS said teams tasked with implementing changes to existing data flows were not properly trained, resulting in customer data being accessible to cybercriminals.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ASX Offers Explanation for December 2024 Market Disruption

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2025

    ASX implemented a software fix, waived fail fees from 20-31 December 2024, and will distribute A$1mn in rebates to settlement participants.

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