AI, Technology & Data

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Targets Pressure Sales Tactics in Financial Advice Industry

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2025

Commissioner Alan Kirkland said ASIC is concerned about high-pressure sales tactics used to lure people into unsuitable investments.

Cybersecurity

G7 Cyber Expert Group Publishes Reconnection Best Practices

By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2025

New paper sets out best practices for financial firms reconnecting after cyber incidents, emphasising a phased approach and transparency.

Cybersecurity

Bursa Malaysia Forms Working Group to Bolster Cyber Resilience

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/06/2025

The industry working group will assess cybersecurity gaps and develop sector-wide best practices for safeguarding Malaysia’s capital market.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Financial Sector Faces a Crossroads of Trust, Regulation, and AI – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2025

New Starling Trust report warns that a “trust crisis”, coupled with evolving regulations and the rise of AI, is creating unprecedented challenges for the financial sector.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

India’s TRAI, RBI Launch Digital Consent Pilot to Curb Spam Calls

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/06/2025

A pilot project will give consumers greater control over promotional communications related to loans and credit cards.

AI Risk & Governance

BOJ Study Examines Legal Consequences of AI Errors in Finance

By Thisanka Siripala | 20/06/2025

New BOJ report urges FIs to rethink contracts, customer protections, and governance before embedding AI into core operations.

Stablecoins

Vietnam, UAE to Launch Blockchain-based Digital Finance Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/06/2025

Entities from both countries have signed a wide-ranging agreement to modernise payments, settlements and data capabilities in Vietnam.

Cybersecurity

UBS, Pictet Suffer Data Leak Following Cyberattack on Vendor

By Thisanka Siripala | 20/06/2025

Both banks said client information was not affected by the cyberattack on Chain IQ, only employee-related data.

Data Privacy

South Korea Launches Enhanced “MyData 2.0” Service

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/06/2025

“My Data 2.0” incorporates seven improvements announced in April 2024 including enhanced consumer protections.