Markets & Infrastructure

CBDCs

Philippines to Develop Strategic Roadmap for Wholesale CBDC

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2026

The strategic roadmap will focus on securities settlement and cross-border payments, following Project Agila experiments.

Payments & Settlements

Vietnam and Singapore Launch Cross-Border QR Payment Link

By Editors | 06/07/2026

The new service allows visitors from Singapore to make payments in Vietnam using their domestic mobile apps, expanding digital payment connectivity within ASEAN.

Structural Regulation

Thailand Bourse Tightens Rules on Disclosure and Backdoor Listings

By Editors | 06/07/2026

The SET has introduced new rules to enhance transparency and close loopholes related to backdoor listings.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

New Zealand Consolidates Financial Conduct Regulation Under FMA

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2026

The FMA has taken over responsibility for consumer credit, becoming the country's single conduct regulator for all financial markets.

Market Data & Technology

ASIC Launches New, Free Company Search Service

By Editors | 06/07/2026

ASIC has launched a new public beta search service, offering free access to company register information alongside its existing paid platform.

Data Privacy

ACCC Targets Data Quality and Non-Bank Lender CDR Readiness

By Editors | 06/07/2026

The ACCC has detailed its current compliance priorities for the Consumer Data Right, focusing on upcoming obligations for non-bank lenders.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation in EMDE Markets Faces Regulatory, Infrastructure Hurdles

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2026

New report finds that while tokenisation offers emerging economies a chance to leapfrog legacy systems, progress is stalled by regulatory uncertainty and infrastructure gaps.

Payments & Settlements

Australian Lawmakers Urge Probes Into Card Fees and Apple's Market Power

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2026

A parliamentary committee has called for competition inquiries into the card payments market and Apple's dominance in digital wallets.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation Will Lead to ‘Institutional Redesign’ of Market Infrastructure - IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2026

New paper argues that tokenisation will reconfigure, not eliminate, financial market infrastructures, and calls for a hybrid model that blends code and institutional oversight.