United States

Fintech / Regtech

Australia Risks 'Being Left Behind' on Tokenisation, ASIC Chair Warns

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/11/2025

ASIC chair has called for urgent action, regulatory reform, and a relaunch of its innovation hub to capitalise on DLT developments.

Regulation Asia Awards

DTCC Trade Reporting Analytics Wins Best Trade Reporting Solution at 2025 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 10/11/2025

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s Repository & Derivatives Services (RDS) has won Best Trade Reporting Solution at the 8th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2025 for its Trade Reporting Analytics (TRA) service.

Regulation Asia Awards

DTCC Named Capital Markets Advisory Firm of the Year at 2025 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 10/11/2025

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has been named Capital Markets Advisory Firm of the Year at the 8th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2025.

Enforcement

Hong Kong SFC Secures First Jail Sentence for Finfluencer

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/11/2025

A financial influencer has been imprisoned for six weeks for providing unlicensed investment advice on a paid Telegram group.

AML / KYC

Mining the Blockchain: Lessons from the Prince Group Laundering Case

By Nathan Lynch | 10/11/2025

The US DOJ’s case against Chen Zhi, chairman of Cambodian-headquartered Prince Group, has provided a unique window into the role of cryptocurrency in modern money laundering schemes.

Securities / Derivatives

ASEAN Unveils Five-year Capital Market Roadmap

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/11/2025

The ACMF Action Plan sets 11 priorities and 24 initiatives across five strategic areas to strengthen the capital markets, boost sustainability and accelerate digital transformation.

AML / KYC

Thailand to Launch Data Bureau to Combat Illicit Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/11/2025

New multi-agency body will centralise financial data by December as government declares 'war on scammers'.

AML / KYC

Taiwan Freezes Over $500M in Assets Linked to Sanctioned Prince Group

By Mark Johnston | 06/11/2025

Co-ordinated regional enforcement actions follow US and UK sanctions on a multinational network accused of running forced-labour scam centres.

Sanctions

US Sanctions North Korean Bankers for Laundering Cybercrime Proceeds

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

OFAC sanctioned eight individuals and two entities for laundering illicit funds supporting North Korea’s weapons programmes, cyberattacks, and IT operations.