Fintech / Regtech

Fintech / Regtech

China and Macao Central Banks Sign Pact to Link Payment Systems

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/10/2025

The agreement between the PBOC and AMCM establishes a cooperation framework to improve cross-border payment efficiency and facilitate new fund transfer channels for financial institutions.

Fintech / Regtech

Bangladesh Approves Data Protection Ordinance with Jail Terms

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/10/2025

The ordinance introduces jail terms and fines for misuse of personal data, bringing the country closer to global privacy standards.

Fintech / Regtech

NPCI, Razorpay, OpenAI Team Up to Pilot ‘Agentic Payments’

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/10/2025

In this initiative, AI and UPI converge in a bid to make digital payments more intuitive and inclusive, enabling secure, user-authorised transactions powered by intelligent assistants.

Fintech / Regtech

China Finalises Sweeping AML Rule Changes for Financial Firms

By Mark Johnston | 14/10/2025

New rules expand scope to more firms, mandate 10-year data retention, and clarify internal responsibilities, effective from 1 December.

Fintech / Regtech

RBI Launches Digital Payment Innovations, Integrating AI and IoT with UPI

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/10/2025

New platforms include AI-powered customer support, frameworks for IoT and wearable payments, multi-signatory approvals for businesses, and a new system for managing credit lines directly on the UPI network.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Issues Three New Data Standards for Financial Industry

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/10/2025

The initiative is aimed at standardising data governance for stock exchanges, asset-backed securitisation, and futures asset management.

Trending

FSB Warns of Systemic Risk from Slow, Inconsistent Reform Implementation

By Manesh Samtani | 14/10/2025

The FSB highlights "a concerning trend of delayed or stalled implementation" in key areas like Basel III and non-bank finance.

Fintech / Regtech

RBNZ Completes ISO 20022 Upgrade of RTGS System

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/10/2025

The four-year RBNZ project, delivered with European paytech Nexi, brings the country’s high-value settlement system into compliance with global messaging standards.

AML / KYC

HK Police Bust Syndicate Using AI to Trick Banks' Remote KYC Checks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/10/2025

The HKPF says the syndicate used AI-altered identity documents to successfully open accounts remotely, prompting calls for banks to integrate with government digital ID systems.