Manesh Samtani
Manesh Samtani is the Editor at Regulation Asia, where he leads the regional news desk from Hong Kong, directing coverage of critical regulatory developments impacting financial services across APAC. Manesh specialises in analysing how new rules and technologies are reshaping banking, capital markets, and the fight against financial crime, providing finance professionals, compliance leaders, and policymakers with the intelligence they need to navigate risk and understand the impact of regulatory change in the region. manesh@regulationasia.com
Articles by Manesh Samtani
AML / KYC
Japan Announces New Measures to Protect Society from Fraud
28/04/2025
Among the series of measures, law enforcement agencies will create dummy accounts and allow fraud groups to use them to trace the flow of money.
AML / KYC
HKMA Launches Tender to Build Payment Data Analytics Platform
28/04/2025
The objective of the new platform is to improve the identification and detection of fraud, mule accounts and other financial crime activities.
Big Picture
FBI Identifies Hong Kong as Top Destination for Fraudulent Wire Transfers
27/04/2025
Other top international destinations for fraudulent wire transactions in 2024 included Vietnam, Philippines, India and China.
ESG / Sustainability
Korea Timeline for Mandatory ESG Disclosures Still Uncertain
27/04/2025
FSC vice chairman suggests that mandatory ESG disclosures will be relaxed and postponed in Korea, like the EU is proposing.
Fintech / Regtech
China Launches Pilot Programme to Automate Audit Report Verification
26/04/2025
Eight pilot banks will be able to use a new system to verify that audit reports received from loan applicants are genuine and up-to-date.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Publishes Findings from DLT Project to Enhance FX Settlements
25/04/2025
Project Meridian FX demonstrated the technical feasibility of using “synchronisation operators” to modernise FX settlements, improve interoperability, and increase efficiency.
Sanctions
China, Russia Are Using a New Payments Netting System to Trade Freely
25/04/2025
The netting system, set up by sanctioned banks, has become the cheapest way for settling trade between Russia with China
Securities / Derivatives
China Issues New Bond Valuation Guidelines for Interbank Market
25/04/2025
NAFMII’s guidelines aim to standardise the valuation process, emphasising transparency, independence, objectivity, prudence and fair competition.
ESG / Sustainability
China Issues Work Plan for Opening Up Services Industry
24/04/2025
The plan includes several measures specific to the financial industry, including attracting overseas funds to invest in green projects
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Publishes Findings from Project to Tokenise MDB Promissory Notes
24/04/2025
Project Promissa developed a DLT platform for tokenised promissory notes, enabling more efficient management of the notes throughout their lifecycle.
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