Other Asia Pacific

ESG / Sustainability

Bangladesh Bank Increases Green Lending Targets to Support SDGs

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2024

From 2025, banks will be required to allocate 40% of their net outstanding loans to green and sustainable ventures.

Fintech / Regtech

NETS, Liquid Group Announce Expanded SGQR+ Services

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/11/2024

The expansion of services by NETS and Liquid Group follows the successful POC launch of SGQR+ by the MAS last November.

Fintech / Regtech

Bangladesh Bank Directs FIs to Enhance Cyber Defences

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2024

The recommended measures include robust authentication protocols, AI-driven monitoring and enhancements to access control systems.

Press Release

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024 – Results Announcement

By Editors | 05/11/2024

Regulation Asia held its 7th annual Awards ceremony on 4 November 2024. Here we announce the winners in each category.

Securities / Derivatives

BSEC Forms Committee to Explore Move to T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 04/11/2024

A move to T+1 is expected to benefit investors by increasing market liquidity and trading turnover while reducing settlement risk and broker defaults.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Bank Governor Alleges $17b State-Linked Bank Fraud

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2024

Ahsan H Mansur alleged that Alam Group siphoned off $10bn from the banking system with help from the country’s military intelligence agency.

Big Picture

Banks, Central Banks Expect Tokenised Assets to “Leapfrog” in Asia

By Georgina Lee | 28/10/2024

Banks are actively exploring tokenisation use cases in Asia, saying the region has greater potential for the technology than Western countries.

Capital / Liquidity

State Bank of Vietnam to Inject Capital into Vietcombank

By Mark Johnston | 25/10/2024

The capital injection is intended to boost state-owned Vietcombank’s capacity to support government policies and economic stability.

ESG / Sustainability

ACMF Endorses V2 of ASEAN Transition Finance Guidance

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/10/2024

The Version 2 guidance provides guidance on reference transition pathways, to help companies develop their individual transition plans.