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Anti-Money Laundering
Thailand Mandates FATF Travel Rule for Digital Assets
03/09/2026
New rules will require VASPs to collect and share originator and beneficiary data for all transactions from February 2027.

Liquidity Risk
APRA Imposes Capital Add-On for ING Over Liquidity Breaches
03/09/2026
APRA has imposed new licence conditions after the bank significantly overstated its liquidity position for several years, raising fundamental risk management questions.

PEPs & Sanctions
UK OFSI Fines Citi GBP 4.7M for Russia Sanctions Breaches
03/09/2026
The penalty offers lessons for financial institutions on sanctions screening systems, risk assessments, and disclosure obligations.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Taiwan Amends Rules on Suspicious Account Management
03/09/2026
Taiwan's FSC has expanded the definition of suspicious accounts and granted banks greater powers to refuse transactions and report directly to prosecutors.

Supervision & Enforcement
Australian Court Penalises Payday Lender Over Unfair Contracts
03/09/2026
The Federal Court ordered lender CashnGo to pay a significant penalty after finding it used unfair terms to withdraw funds from vulnerable customers' accounts.

AI Risk & Governance
Korea to Overhaul MyData Framework, Introduce AI Agents
03/09/2026
The plan will allow AI agents to perform financial tasks for consumers and extend the data-sharing scheme to small businesses and new asset classes.

AI Risk & Governance
FSS Korea to Inspect Complaints Handling Across Financial Sector
03/09/2026
The FSS will review complaint handling processes across the financial sector due to rising consumer frustration with AI-powered customer service.

Structural Regulation
Baidu Completes Conversion of Hong Kong Listing to Dual-Primary
03/09/2026
The move makes Baidu eligible for inclusion in Stock Connect, giving mainland investors direct access to its shares.

Payments & Settlements
Bangladesh Bank Launches Electronic Platform to Automate FX Market
03/09/2026
The new FXM module mandates electronic trading and introduces a multi-session daily reporting regime to enhance transparency and reference rate calculation.

Trading & Investment
JPX and JEPX Launch Phase 2 of Electricity Spot-Futures Link
03/09/2026
The new one-stop service aims to simplify operations for energy utilities and encourage the wider adoption of hedge accounting.
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