Australia

    Market Infrastructure

    ACCC Authorises Coordinated Payments System Security Upgrade

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/09/2025

    The eight-year authorisation allows financial institutions to jointly manage the industry-wide migration to the advanced encryption standard (AES) to counter future cyber threats.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ASIC Seeks Balance In Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins

    By Nathan Lynch | 26/09/2025

    ASIC is taking a proactive approach to regulating cryptocurrency, despite chair Joe Longo's insistence that the products are too risky for his own portfolio, writes Nathan Lynch.

    Enforcement

    ASIC Rescinds Plan to Publish Firm-Level Breach Data

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/09/2025

    ASIC has reversed plans to publish firm-level compliance breach data after industry feedback, but will proceed with publishing individual firms' complaints data.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBA Dismisses Concerns That Card Fee Reforms WIll Impact Fraud Protections

    By Mark Johnston | 26/09/2025

    RBA governor has rejected industry warnings that the plan to ban card surcharges will result in reduced fraud prevention for consumers.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ASIC Urges Lenders to Further Improve Hardship Support

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

    New ASIC report finds lenders have improved processes for customers in financial distress, but warns against "cookie-cutter" responses amid ongoing enforcement.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Australia Unveils Draft Legislation to Regulate Crypto Platforms

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

    The new framework proposes bringing custodial crypto platforms under the financial services licensing regime, imposing new standards for asset holding and disclosure.

    Enforcement

    Macquarie to Repay Customers with Losses from Shield Master Fund

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

    ASIC said Macquarie Investment Management committed to repaying about 3,000 customers who invested in the now collapsed Shield Master Fund.

    AML / KYC

    Australia Releases Modernised Identity Proofing Guidelines

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

    New national guidelines introduce a risk-based approach and standards for facial verification to combat identity crime.

    ASIC Reduces Complaints Reporting Frequency for Small Banks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

    ASIC has moved to immediately reduce the internal dispute resolution reporting frequency for small banks from biannual to annual to cut regulatory costs.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBA Outlines Payments Strategy, Targeting Resilience and Modernisation

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

    The RBA's annual payments report details a new two-year strategy focused on system resilience, payments competition, and digital currency research.

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