International

Supervision & Enforcement

INTERPOL Operation Recovers $439 Million, Highlights Need for Regulatory Unity

By Mark Johnston | 26/09/2025

An INTERPOL operation has recovered USD 439 million in illicit funds, highlighting the need for enhanced cross-border regulatory cooperation in APAC.

AI Risk & Governance

BIS Researchers Develop AI Tool to Predict Market Stress 60 Days Out

By Manesh Samtani | 25/09/2025

A new system combines a neural network and a large language model to forecast market dysfunction and explain its potential causes.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippine SEC Backs Easing of Bank Secrecy Law

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

The SEC says reforms are a necessary measure to strengthen its enforcement powers against financial crimes and fraud.

Payments & Settlements

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.

Trading & Investment

BIS Study Calls for "Nuanced" Approach to HFT Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

BIS working paper finds high-frequency trading has a dual impact, increasing risk for some stocks while improving liquidity for others.

KYC & CDD

How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities

By Chandana Seshadri | 24/09/2025

The exploitation of identity management vulnerabilities by North Korean IT workers poses a systemic counter-proliferation and national security threat, writes Chandana Seshadri.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DMIST Publishes Standard to Automate Position Transfers

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

The new standard introduces templates and timelines to streamline the manual process of moving positions between clearing accounts and firms.

Tokenisation

HSBC Expands Tokenised Deposit Service To New Markets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

HSBC says the DLT-based service has expanded to new markets, offering corporate clients 24/7 settlement and a regulated alternative to stablecoins for treasury management.

Data Privacy

Global Regulators Expand Pact on AI Data Governance and Privacy

By Editors | 23/09/2025

20 data protection authorities, including from the UK, EU and key APAC jurisdictions, have committed to a joint framework for privacy-protecting AI.