International

Telegram ‘Guarantee Markets’ Facilitate Billions in Scams - RUSI

By Manesh Samtani | 21/05/2026

Online bazaars on Telegram are enabling industrial-scale scams and money laundering using stablecoins, with one marketplace processing tens of billions of dollars.

AI Risk & Governance

IOSCO Approves New AI and Market Structure Reports

By Editors | 21/05/2026

IOSCO re-elects its chair and sets its workplan, which includes forthcoming reports on AI, market liquidity, and fund valuations.

Market Risk

IASB Extends Deadline for New Interest Rate Risk Accounting Model

By Editors | 21/05/2026

IASB has granted stakeholders more time to assess proposed amendments to IFRS 9 and the withdrawal of IAS 39.

Cybersecurity

Anthropic to Brief FSB on Cyber Vulnerabilities Exposed by AI - Reports

By Manesh Samtani | 19/05/2026

Anthropic will present findings from its Mythos model to the Financial Stability Board amid growing concerns over systemic risk.

Supervision & Enforcement

US Fed Terminates Post-Archegos Enforcement Action Against UBS

By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2026

The 2023 order, which included a USD 268.5 million penalty, addressed risk management failures that led to significant losses.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Private Credit Boom in APAC Prompts Fears of ‘Circular Risk’

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/05/2026

The boom is increasing banks’ indirect exposure to the same corporate borrowers they once financed directly.

Tokenisation

Tokenised Collateral Could Unlock Billions, Transform Liquidity: Report

By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2026

New DTCC white paper outlines how tokenised assets and DLT can reduce liquidity buffers and capital requirements.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Dubai Leads Global Sting on Transnational Crypto Fraud Networks

By Mark Johnston | 15/05/2026

A coordinated operation involving the UAE, US, and China has led to the arrest of 276 individuals and the closure of nine scam centres engaged in investment and virtual currency fraud.

Rate Hikes Directly Increase Bank Credit Losses: BIS Study

By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2026

New paper quantifies the link between monetary policy and credit risk, offering a new ‘rule of thumb’ for supervisors.