AI, Technology & Data

AI Risk & Governance

Hong Kong Regulators Expand GenAI Sandbox Across Entire Financial Sector

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2026

The initiative now covers securities, insurance, pensions and payments, offering firms free computing power to test AI in a controlled environment.

Structural Regulation

SFC Chief Outlines Five-Point Strategy for Maintaining Market Resilience

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2026

Julia Leung warns against complacency amid market buoyancy, outlining a five-point strategy for APAC to build resilience through technology and collaboration.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Philippines Drafts Protocol to Reverse Fraudulent Transactions

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/03/2026

The industry-wide framework aims to provide clearer and more reliable timelines for recovering funds stolen through scams and cyberattacks.

AI Risk & Governance

Korea and Singapore Launch AI Alliance, Target $300m Venture Fund

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2026

The partnership includes a new innovation alliance, a Singapore-based fund for AI and deep tech startups, and multiple joint research agreements.

Trading & Investment

ISDA, ASIFMA Raise Concerns With RBI's New Rupee Derivatives Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

The industry bodies have asked RBI for clarity on new reporting rules for offshore rupee derivatives, citing privacy and operational hurdles.

Trading & Investment

ISDA Sets Nov 2027 Implementation Date for New FX Derivatives Definitions

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

New digital definitions for FX derivatives will replace the 1998 standard, forcing a mandatory, market-wide technology and documentation overhaul by November 2027.

CBDCs

BOJ Governor Details Multi-pronged Digital Currency Strategy

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

Governor Kazuo Ueda outlined experiments on a retail CBDC, a wholesale settlement sandbox, and the international Project Agora for tokenised deposits.

Trading & Investment

SEBI Has Stepped Up Market Oversight, Investor Protection, Says Chairman

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2026

In the last one year, SEBI has tightened derivatives surveillance, strengthened insider trading enforcement, cracked down on misleading finfluencers to protect retail participants.

Cybersecurity

Singapore Overhauls Cybersecurity Strategy With New Tools and Mandatory Standards

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2026

The new strategy includes deploying proprietary government threat detection tools, mandating Cyber Trust Mark certification, and raising security standards for consumer routers.