Fintech / Regtech

Securities / Derivatives

South Korea Court Clears Kakao Founder of Stock Manipulation

By Editors | 22/10/2025

The acquittal removes a key regulatory threat to Kakao’s banking licence and allows the tech giant to refocus on its AI-driven overhaul.

Fintech / Regtech

EU Risk Board Recommends Prohibiting Cross-Border Stablecoin Schemes

By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2025

The ESRB has called for a halt to schemes involving non-EU stablecoin issuers, citing significant financial stability and contagion risks.

Fintech / Regtech

APEC Ministers Adopt Incheon Plan for AI and Financial Regulation

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2025

Finance ministers from 21 APEC economies have endorsed a new five-year roadmap that puts AI innovation, digital finance resilience, and inclusive access at the centre of regional financial cooperation.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Chief Urges Jurisdictions to Follow Japan's 'Pragmatic' Basel III Lead

By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2025

Scott O’Malia also outlined plans to promote tokenisation for collateral and highlighted new digital post-trade tools.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA to Develop Smart Contract Framework for Derivatives Post-Trade

By Editors | 22/10/2025

The open-source initiative will use the Common Domain Model to automate post-trade processes, starting with complex interest rate resets.

Fintech / Regtech

AWS Outage Intensifies Focus on Cloud Concentration Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 21/10/2025

The global disruption has affected financial firms and payment systems, highlighting systemic operational risks and the market dominance of cloud providers.

Fintech / Regtech

China Directs Tech Giants to Halt Hong Kong Stablecoin Plans

By Editors | 21/10/2025

Mainland regulators intervened to assert monetary sovereignty, casting a shadow over Hong Kong's new digital asset framework and the e-CNY's role.

Securities / Derivatives

NZX Mandates Stricter Business Continuity, Governance Rules

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/10/2025

NZX has finalised new operational resilience rules for participants and will mandate stricter director independence disclosures from 2026.

ESG / Sustainability

G20 Pushes Climate Adaptation Plans, Backs Carbon Data Model

By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2025

New SFWG report details principles for integrating resilience into transition plans and seeks to bolster carbon market integrity through data standardisation.