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Reporting & Disclosures
Verra Developing New Carbon Credit Registry to Boost Transparency
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/08/2025
Verra and S&P Global are building a "next-generation" carbon credit registry, aiming to enhance transparency and efficiency for carbon market participants.

CBDCs
Global Central Banks Advancing Work on Digital Assets: BIS
By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2025
The emergence of stablecoins and other cryptoassets is accelerating CBDC work for over a third of central banks globally, new BIS survey reveals.

Anti-Money Laundering
JPMorgan to Pay Malaysia $330m in Final 1MDB Settlement
By Editors | 23/08/2025
The deal resolves all outstanding claims and follows a Swiss conviction of the bank's unit for AML failures linked to the scandal.

Capital Adequacy
Bangladesh in $62b Distressed Loan Crisis, Capital Ratios Plummet
By Mark Johnston | 22/08/2025
A central bank report, mandated by IMF loan terms, shows capital adequacy is now the lowest in South Asia, breaching regulatory minimums.

Tokenisation
UDPN, G+D, GFT Back Commercial Bank Money Token Push
By Nithya Subramanian | 21/08/2025
The three firms join the CBMT project as technical partners to enable secure, DLT-based business transactions.

Anti-Money Laundering
BSP Pledges Stronger Financial Crime Safeguards
By Nithya Subramanian | 21/08/2025
The Philippines’ exit from global money laundering watchlists is expected to lower remittance costs, ease banking ties abroad, and boost investor confidence in its financial system.

Anti-Money Laundering
Industry Launches Real-time Crypto Crime Response Network
By Manesh Samtani | 21/08/2025
The Beacon Network aims to set a new standard for real-time financial crime response and prevent illicit crypto funds from being cashed out.

Trading & Investment
RBI Allows SRVA Holders to Invest Surplus Rupees in G-Secs
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/08/2025
RBI’s move expands the use of SRVAs, giving foreign banks a new channel to deploy surplus trade settlement funds.

Capital Adequacy
Global Finance Groups Call for Pause on Basel Crypto Capital Standard
By Manesh Samtani | 19/08/2025
Citing punitive and outdated rules, the coalition of industry bodies urges a recalibration to support responsible innovation and reflect the market maturity of DLT.

Reporting & Disclosures
Australia Will Benefit From Moving First on Sustainability Reporting, Says APESB CEO
By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 19/08/2025
APESB CEO Channa Wijesinghe says Australia's move to adopt global standards before anyone else carries both risks and opportunities.
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