International

Fintech / Regtech

ECB Calls for Global Regulatory Alignment to Address Stablecoin Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2025

The ECB highlights risks from regulatory arbitrage and calls for global implementation of the G20 crypto-asset roadmap.

AML / KYC

Philippine Lawmaker Files Bill to Grant AMLC Wider Powers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

A new Senate bill aims to expand the financial intelligence unit's powers and scope to combat complex financial crime and avoid potential FATF greylisting.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Warns of Rising Risks as Tokenised Money Market Funds Surge

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

The BIS says fast-growing tokenised money market funds, now central to DeFi, mirror and may amplify liquidity and compliance risks seen in stablecoins and traditional MMFs.

Fintech / Regtech

EY Launches Risk Lab to Help FIs Tackle Surging Compliance Demands

By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2025

The new lab will co-create technology solutions with clients, focusing on non-financial risks like financial crime amid tightening regional regulations.

Fintech / Regtech

BIS: AI Agents Can Replicate Key Cash Management Decisions

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2025

New study finds that general-purpose AI agents can replicate core cash management decisions in wholesale payment systems, showing precautionary behaviour similar to human operators.

Fintech / Regtech

New BIS Paper Sets Out Key Factors for Successful Suptech Deployment

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

A new BIS study finds that combining digital, data, and suptech strategies is the most effective way for regulators to deploy new tools.

Capital / Liquidity

IAIS Consults on New Guidance for Recovery Planning and Resolution

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

The IAIS has launched a consultation on revised papers outlining best practices for insurer recovery planning and orderly resolution frameworks.

Fintech / Regtech

BIS Names IMF Digital Money Expert as New Innovation Hub Chief

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/11/2025

Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli will lead the BIS Innovation Hub's work on fintech, including its hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Fintech / Regtech

India's Digital Stack: Turning Data Into Dollars for Asia's Unbanked

By Nathan Lynch | 27/11/2025

India's open-source tech stack has delivered bank accounts to almost a billion people, a model that Asia's emerging markets can emulate in their quest to foster financial inclusion and fight financial crime.