Market Infrastructure

    Fintech / Regtech

    Taiwan Launches Major Cybersecurity Overhaul for Financial Sector

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/12/2025

    New four-year blueprint mandates resilience-focused rules on governance, AI, and supply chains, linking cybersecurity performance to regulatory approvals.

    Market Infrastructure

    New BSP Paper Argues Against Demonetisation to Fight Crime

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/12/2025

    Discussion paper calls demonetisation a "blunt instrument" and urges broader institutional reforms to fight financial crime.

    Market Infrastructure

    Bangladesh Bank Finalises Framework for Move to Risk-based Supervision

    By Editors | 31/12/2025

    BB detailed its restructured supervisory organogram, new reporting requirements, and engagement protocols ahead of the January 2026 transition.

    Market Infrastructure

    Indonesia Set to Completely Phase Out JIBOR on 1 January

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/12/2025

    Bank Indonesia will retire the JIBOR benchmark on 1 January, completing a multi-year shift to a transaction-based rate.

    Market Infrastructure

    China to Make Digital Yuan Interest-Bearing in Major Overhaul

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/12/2025

    New rules reclassify the e-CNY as a commercial bank deposit, subjecting it to reserve requirements and deposit insurance from 2026.

    Market Infrastructure

    China Expands Cash Pool Programme for MNCs Nationwide

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025

    The nationwide policy unifies renminbi and foreign currency pools and links foreign debt and overseas lending quotas to a company's net assets.

    Market Infrastructure

    Philippines Mandates ISO 20022 for All Retail Payment Systems

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025

    The new rules give financial institutions two years to fully adopt the global messaging standard for domestic and cross-border payments.

    AML / KYC

    Indonesia Tightens Bank Cyber Rules After BI-FAST Fraud

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025

    Indonesia's financial regulators are inspecting banks and demanding stronger controls after organised criminals exploited internal weaknesses to steal an estimated IDR 200 billion.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Korea Exchange to Extend Kill Switch Mechanism to Bond Market

    By Mark Johnston | 29/12/2025

    The exchange will gain authority to cancel problematic orders and suspend trading from February following similar measures for equities.

    Securities / Derivatives

    China Overhauls Interbank FX Market Rules, Tightens Oversight

    By Editors | 29/12/2025

    New regulations introduce a comprehensive supervisory framework, stricter conduct rules, and formalise data management for all market participants.

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