International

Anti-Money Laundering

EY Launches Risk Lab to Help FIs Tackle Surging Compliance Demands

By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2025

The new lab will co-create technology solutions with clients, focusing on non-financial risks like financial crime amid tightening regional regulations.

AI Risk & Governance

BIS: AI Agents Can Replicate Key Cash Management Decisions

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

New study finds that general-purpose AI agents can replicate core cash management decisions in wholesale payment systems, showing precautionary behaviour similar to human operators.

Cloud & Infrastructure

New BIS Paper Sets Out Key Factors for Successful Suptech Deployment

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

A new BIS study finds that combining digital, data, and suptech strategies is the most effective way for regulators to deploy new tools.

Resolution & Recovery

IAIS Consults on New Guidance for Recovery Planning and Resolution

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

The IAIS has launched a consultation on revised papers outlining best practices for insurer recovery planning and orderly resolution frameworks.

Cloud & Infrastructure

BIS Names IMF Digital Money Expert as New Innovation Hub Chief

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli will lead the BIS Innovation Hub's work on fintech, including its hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Payments & Settlements

India's Digital Stack: Turning Data Into Dollars for Asia's Unbanked

By Nathan Lynch | 27/11/2025

India's open-source tech stack has delivered bank accounts to almost a billion people, a model that Asia's emerging markets can emulate in their quest to foster financial inclusion and fight financial crime.

Clearing & Post-Trade

New Report Calls on APAC to Coordinate on Move to T+1 Settlement

By Manesh Samtani | 27/11/2025

A new industry report calls for regional standardisation to manage unparalleled FX and operational risks in Asia's complex move to T+1 settlement.

Payments & Settlements

Australia Flags New Rules for Card Fees, Digital Payments

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/11/2025

RBA to conclude its card payments review by March 2026 and launch a new consultation on digital payment providers.

Liquidity Risk

ISDA Highlights Risks of Reduced Liquidity, Basel III Hurdles for Tokenised Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 27/11/2025

ISDA executive highlights growing liquidity pressures and urges reform of 'punitive' Basel rules for tokenised assets to improve collateral mobility.