FINTECH / REGTECH

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong: Harnessing AI Amid Challenges and Opportunities

By Bradley Maclean | 27/02/2025

Hong Kong has made significant progress in promoting AI adoption and integration across FIs, but more opportunities for innovation and growth exist.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Unveils New Measures to Boost Status as Global Hub

By Manesh Samtani | 27/02/2025

HKEX is preparing for T+1 settlement and planning a new listing channel for technology firms. Government to issue new policy statement on virtual assets.

Fintech / Regtech

OJK Indonesia Launches New Capital Market Suptech Tool

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2025

The new application uses big data analytics to improve surveillance, monitoring, and analysis in the capital market sector.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB to Prioritise Implementation of Post-Crisis Reforms

By Mark Johnston | 26/02/2025

The FSB will conduct a strategic review of 15 years of post-crisis reforms to identify areas for improvement in ensuring consistent, global implementation.

Fintech / Regtech

BSP Issues Draft Rules for Digital Marketplace Operators

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/02/2025

The draft guidelines will allow banks and EMIs to offer their own products as well as those from third-party providers via a single “digital marketplace” platform.

Fintech / Regtech

Japan FSA Revises Rules to Enable Digital Document Delivery to Clients

By Thisanka Siripala | 25/02/2025

Securities firms will be allowed to provide digital documents to customers for financial instruments transaction contracts, instead of physical documents.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI Issues New Report on Interlinking Fast Payment Systems

By Thisanka Siripala | 24/02/2025

The report says linking FPS is a priority for the G20, and that several FPS operators have expressed interest in establishing interlinking arrangements.

AML / KYC

GLEIF Announces First Qualified vLEI Issuer in China

By Mark Johnston | 24/02/2025

The China Financial Certification Authority has become the first China-based issuer of fully digitised Legal Entity Identifiers.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Report Says AI Eases Credit Volatility in Banking

By Thisanka Siripala | 23/02/2025

During the pandemic, Italian banks that used AI-based credit scoring systems demonstrated more selective responses to economic indicators and maintained a more steady approach to lending.