Securities / Derivatives

Banks, FMIs Trial AI and Blockchain to Streamline Corporate Actions

30/09/2025

A 24-member group including Swift, DTCC, and UBS is testing a Chainlink-powered system to create a single, verifiable source of truth for corporate action data.

Securities / Derivatives

KRX Chairman Outlines Planned Reforms to Tackle 'Korea Discount'

30/09/2025

KRX Chairman Jeong Eun-bo has outlined plans to tighten trading rules, boost shareholder value and extend trading hours.

Market Infrastructure

Korea Data Centre Fire Cripples Financial Services, Prompts Regulatory Action

30/09/2025

A fire at a state-run data hub has paralysed digital identity verification and loan services, exposing critical gaps in disaster recovery systems.

Sanctions

Japan Reimposes Iran Sanctions, Requiring FIs to Freeze Assets

30/09/2025

The measures target 78 entities and 43 individuals, requiring financial institutions to implement payment controls and enhanced due diligence.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Warns of Systemic Risk from Tech Provider Dependency

30/09/2025

Indirect dependency, where a firm's direct supplier relies on another tech provider, could be a significant and often overlooked channel for the transmission of operational risks.

Fintech / Regtech

Yuan Stablecoin Debut is Part of China’s Broader Strategic Ambition - Report

30/09/2025

The launch of a yuan stablecoin in Kazakhstan is part of a broader, state-backed strategy to internationalise the currency and challenge dollar dominance in digital finance, project executives say.

Sanctions

Former Myanmar Advisor Calls for Broader, 'Go Big' Sanctions

29/09/2025

Sean Turnell, a former advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, describes a 'tottering' banking system and urges a broader sanctions regime to choke off military funding.

Sanctions

UN Sanctions on Iran Reimposed, Targeting Banking and Assets

29/09/2025

"Snapback" triggered by European powers restores asset freezes and financial restrictions; China and Russia dispute the move's legality.

AML / KYC

HKMA Consults Banks on Framework for Sharing Scam Losses

29/09/2025

The proposed framework aims to guide how liability is shared when customers are tricked into authorising payments to fraudsters amid a rise in such cases.