Fintech / Regtech

Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Outlines Strategy for Ho Chi Minh Financial Hub

By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2026

The plan for Ho Chi Minh City focuses on four pillars: capital markets, trade finance, fintech, and niche financial services.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong AoF, Tsinghua University Sign Pact on Fintech, Policy Research

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/02/2026

The agreement aims to deepen collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland China on financial leadership, fintech, and policy research.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Orders HSBC to Probe Root Cause of Hours-Long Outage

By Editors | 02/02/2026

Hong Kong's largest bank suffered a multi-hour system failure, prompting the HKMA to demand an investigation.

Fintech / Regtech

Malaysia to Table AI Governance Bill to Boost Investor Confidence

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/02/2026

The bill is aimed at tackling deepfakes and AI-enabled scams while providing legal clarity to support responsible innovation, strengthen public trust and attract domestic and foreign investment.

Securities / Derivatives

India's Economic Survey Proposes Sweeping Financial Reforms, New Securities Code

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/02/2026

The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament, calls for a new Securities Market Code, a corporate bond market overhaul, and cautious governance of AI in finance.

Fintech / Regtech

US, China Lead New Benchmark on Artificial Intelligence in Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/02/2026

A new global index finds leaders excel in deployment readiness and market connectivity, with Hong Kong ranked as a top hub.

Fintech / Regtech

HKAB Identifies Demand for Digital Banks to Expand to Web3, Digital Assets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/01/2026

A HKAB survey reveals strong public and SME demand for digital banks to expand their wealth management toolkits into regulated digital assets.

Fintech / Regtech

AMRO Chief Urges Policy Action to Address AI, Tokenization Risks

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2026

The head of the ASEAN+3 research office calls for sustained policy attention to manage risks from faster, AI-driven finance.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Project Maps Path to Quantum-Ready, Scalable Payment Systems

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2026

A new proof-of-concept explores a modular architecture to handle high volumes and future-proof financial market infrastructures against quantum threats.