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Payments & Settlements
Korea: Woori Bank Executes First Offshore Won Transaction
05/11/2026
South Korea’s push to internationalise its currency has yielded its first offshore won transaction through Woori Bank's Singapore branch.

Tokenisation
Hong Kong Banks Achieve Real-Time Tokenised Liquidity Management
05/11/2026
Ant International and banking partners have successfully executed live cross-bank tokenised deposit transfers to unlock round-the-clock liquidity access.

Alternative Markets
Korea Sets Out Investment Mandates for Second National Growth Fund
05/11/2026
The FSC has detailed investment requirements and risk management strategies for the second tranche of its national growth fund.

Capital Adequacy
RBNZ Authorises Revolut to Provide Banking Services in New Zealand
05/11/2026
The RBNZ has registered Revolut as the country's first digital bank following a two-year application process.

KYC & CDD
India Post, UTI Mutual Fund Extend KYC Partnership Beyond Remediation
05/11/2026
The new agreement moves beyond an earlier initiative to address pending KYC requirements, using India Post’s postal network to strengthen ongoing verification and investor access nationwide.

Structural Regulation
Korea to Overhaul Pension Rules with Mandatory External Funding
05/11/2026
The proposed reforms will phase in funding requirements for all workplaces, introduce fund-type pension schemes and ease investment restrictions to improve retirement savings returns.

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.
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