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OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

Thai Banks Caught Between Industrialised Crime and Hardening Supervision

by Manesh Samtani

Thai banks are being squeezed by the challenges of industrial-scale criminal enterprises and a wave of aggressive new regulatory demands.

Indonesian Banks Warn Mule Accounts Are Bypassing Scam Controls

by Bradley Maclean

Roundtable participants said onboarding checks verify customer identity but not intent, allowing mule networks to flourish and drain funds before freezes take effect.

Australia Draws Its AI Line Around the Data Centre

by Bradley Maclean

Canberra will mandate AI standards for infrastructure and sovereignty, not supervision. For banks and insurers, authority remains with APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC.

What Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Licences Say About The Path Ahead

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Rather than fitting stablecoins into existing rules for private money, Hong Kong is building a framework designed around future financial use cases.

FEATURES

Taiwan to Implement FATF ‘Travel Rule’ for Virtual Assets

New rules will be phased in from October 2026, requiring virtual asset firms to collect, transmit, and verify sender and receiver data.

Mark Johnston

05 Aug 2026•2 min read

China and Hong Kong Unveil Measures to Deepen Market Ties

Regulators have announced a broad package of initiatives to enhance cross-border listings, product innovation, and regulatory cooperation between the two financial centres.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

05 Aug 2026•4 min read

Hong Kong Launches New 5-Year China Bond Futures Contract

The new five-year contract provides a key hedging tool for international investors, with market watchers hopeful it will succeed where two previous attempts have failed.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

03 Aug 2026•4 min read

Egmont Group Issues Guidance for FIUs on Environmental Crime

New bulletin series provides FIUs with practical typologies and risk indicators to help disrupt money laundering linked to environmental offences.

Manesh Samtani

31 Jul 2026•3 min read

Hong Kong Expands Post-Trade Infrastructure With Swiss Link, Equity Services

Hong Kong’s securities depository has connected with Switzerland's SIX exchange and launched equity post-trade services, expanding its reach and multi-asset capabilities.

Editors

30 Jul 2026•1 min read

MAS Forms Industry Taskforce to Combat AI Cyber Threats

MAS and industry partners will develop new guidance and defences against AI-driven cyberattacks and the future risks of quantum computing.

Nithya Subramanian

31 Jul 2026•2 min read

Hong Kong Sets 2030 Deadline for Quantum Readiness

The HKMA has directed the city’s banks to achieve full preparedness for cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing by 2030, after a new benchmark revealed the sector is at a very early stage in its transition.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

29 Jul 2026•3 min read

HKEX Revamps Listing Rules to Boost Competitiveness

The exchange has lowered listing thresholds for innovative and overseas companies and expanded confidential filing to all applicants in a bid to attract more IPOs.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

27 Jul 2026•4 min read

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