Fintech / Regtech

Global Regulators Expand Pact on AI Data Governance and Privacy

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.

Capital / Liquidity

Taiwan Issues Draft Rules for Overhaul of Insurer Capital Rules

23/09/2025

The FSC plans to align with global insurance capital standards by 2026, lowering the headline capital adequacy ratio to 100% and mandating internal risk assessments.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Court Orders $81 Million Seizure from Philippine Bank

23/09/2025

A Dhaka court has ordered the confiscation of funds from RCBC, more than nine years after the cyber heist suffered by Bangladesh Bank.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Widens Rupee Derivatives Market Access to Primary Dealers

23/09/2025

The RBI has permitted standalone primary dealers to trade in non-deliverable rupee derivatives, aiming to deepen the onshore forex market.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Exchange to Launch KOFR Swap Clearing on 27 October

23/09/2025

The move is part of a regulatory push to establish the risk-free KOFR as the new benchmark interest rate, replacing the CD rate.

Crypto / Digital Assets

CSRC Directs Brokers to Pause RWA Tokenisation Work in Hong Kong

23/09/2025

The CSRC has informally asked brokerages to halt real-world asset tokenisation in Hong Kong, signalling macroprudential and policy-sequencing concerns.

Enforcement

HKPF Deepens Anti-Scam Cooperation with Regional Partners

22/09/2025

Police chief met with counterparts from four key Asian nations to discuss closer collaboration on combating scams, as a major security forum pledges joint action on online fraud.

Top ASIC and APRA Officials Announce Planned Departures

22/09/2025

ASIC Chair Joe Longo and APRA Deputy Chair Margaret Cole will step down in 2026, prompting the government to begin its search for their replacements.

AML / KYC

BSP Imposes New Limit on Large Cash Payouts to Curb Illicit Finance

22/09/2025

New circular mandates traceable channels for transactions over PHP 500,000 and imposes new enhanced due diligence and reporting duties on FIs.