Payments & Settlements

Bangladesh Introduces P2P Payments Through Bangla QR

05/11/2026

The service enables interoperable transfers between bank accounts and mobile wallets through QR code scanning, following a regulatory push for wider adoption of the national payment standard.

Structural Regulation

Korea to Streamline Global Minimum Tax Filing for Multinationals

05/11/2026

The tax authority is revamping its digital filing system and proposing regulatory tweaks to ease the global minimum tax reporting burden.

Reporting & Disclosures

Vietnam Proposes Expanded English Disclosure, ESG Rules for Securities Sector

05/11/2026

The proposed reforms would require full English-language compliance by 2028, introduce sustainability reporting requirements and strengthen disclosures by listed companies and intermediaries.

Anti-Money Laundering

New Zealand DIA Emphasises Accuracy in AML/CFT Annual Reporting

05/11/2026

The DIA is urging reporting entities to ensure accurate and complete AML/CFT annual reporting to support risk-based supervision.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Korea to Double Penalties for Illegal High-Interest Lenders

05/11/2026

South Korea is moving to increase maximum prison terms to 10 years for illegal lenders charging annual interest rates above 60 percent.

Structural Regulation

Thai SEC Amends Private Placement Rules for SMEs

05/11/2026

The revised framework for companies listed on LiVEx exempts qualifying offerings from authorisation and prospectus filing requirements and removes shareholder veto rights for discounted placements.

Cryptocurrency

BOK Faces Backlash over Proposed New Reporting Rules for Crypto

05/11/2026

BOK is reviewing draft rules that would require monthly balance reports for users transferring virtual assets overseas following industry pushback.

Credit Risk

Korea Expands Smile Microcredit Programme with KRW 800bn Injection

05/11/2026

Seven companies and financial institutions will contribute KRW 800 billion over five years to expand annual lending to low-income and vulnerable borrowers to KRW 600 billion by 2028.

Trading & Investment

ASIC Probes Lead Managers Over Failed IPO by AI Data Centre Operator

05/11/2026

ASIC is making targeted inquiries into the investment banks behind the collapsed USD 5 billion IPO of AI data centre operator Firmus.