AI, Technology & Data

Cloud & Infrastructure

India: ICAI Rolls Out New Rules for Global Networks and Digital Audits

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/02/2026

India's accounting body has released new guidelines for global partnerships and a mandatory framework for auditing modern IT systems.

Credit Risk

China Mandates Sweeping Financial Support for Rural Revitalisation

By Mark Johnston | 18/02/2026

Regulators have detailed a permanent mechanism using credit, capital markets, and insurance to prevent poverty and boost underdeveloped regions.

AI Risk & Governance

NPCI Unveils India-Built AI Model for Payments Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2026

NPCI has unveiled FiMI, a domain-specific AI language model built to power smarter dispute resolution, multilingual support and operational efficiency across the digital payments ecosystem.

AI Risk & Governance

India Notifies New IT Rules to Regulate AI and Tackle Deepfakes

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/02/2026

New IT rules require social media and other intermediaries to label AI-generated content and remove unlawful posts, including deepfakes, within three hours.

Market Abuse

Korea Deploying AI and Nvidia GPUs to Combat Crypto Manipulation

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2026

The FSS is upgrading its VISTA surveillance platform in response to a surge in suspicious transactions and illegal cross-border remittances.

Data Privacy

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Uncovers Unauthorised Data Transfers by Employees

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/02/2026

The life insurer uncovered 1,155 unauthorised customer data transfers, prompting executive pay cuts and tighter controls on agency secondments.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Claws of Crime: Local AI Agents Pose Fresh Threat for AML/CTF Teams

By Nathan Lynch | 17/02/2026

Locally run AI agents like OpenClaw, operating beyond cloud guardrails on cheap hardware, risk unleashing a cottage industry of sophisticated financial crime.

AI Risk & Governance

Japan's FSA Explores 'Agile Governance' Approach for AI Use

By Manesh Samtani | 16/02/2026

Regulators and industry leaders discussed balancing innovation with risk management, highlighting the need for management accountability and better data strategies.

Anti-Money Laundering

What Singapore’s AML Leaders Are Learning About AI – the Hard Way

By Bradley Maclean | 16/02/2026

A closed-door industry roundtable highlights how MAS scrutiny, auditor oversight and data constraints are turning AI adoption from a compliance solution into a more exacting test of execution and accountability.