Fintech / Regtech

Market Infrastructure

RBA, APRA Detail Plans for Building 'Anti-Fragility' into Financial System

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/09/2025

RBA and APRA officials have outlined their approaches to bolster resilience against geopolitical and technological risks faced by the financial sector.

Fintech / Regtech

FSS Korea Urges BigTech to Strengthen User Protection, Payment Governance

By Mark Johnston | 15/09/2025

FSS governor Lee Chan-jin calls for platform-centred regulation, secure payment environments, and fairer treatment of small merchants.

Fintech / Regtech

GLEIF Appoints Toppan Edge as Japan's First vLEI Issuer

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/09/2025

GLEIF says the appointment of Toppan Edge will enable the issuance of secure digital identities to Japanese firms for use in global trade and finance.

AML / KYC

Vietnam Mandates In-Person Biometric Verification for CDD

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/09/2025

New regulations require in-person biometric verification for account opening and create new reporting duties for banks to combat financial crime.

Fintech / Regtech

Vietnam Investigates Major Cyberattack on National Credit Information Center

By Mark Johnston | 13/09/2025

Regulators launch investigation after hackers claim to have stolen data on most of the population; financial institutions told to review cybersecurity standards.

Fintech / Regtech

FSS Korea Tightens Oversight on Online Payment Gateway Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/09/2025

The new rules mandate that settlement funds intended for merchants must be managed through external trusts or payment guarantee insurance.

Fintech / Regtech

UBS, Chainlink and DigiFT Pilot Tokenised Fund in Hong Kong

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/09/2025

The collaboration between UBS, Chainlink and DigiFT, aims to create an automated, institutional-grade infrastructure for real-world asset tokenisation under regulated conditions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Crypto Exchanges and KCMI Launch Policy Research Group

By Manesh Samtani | 12/09/2025

The new body, formed by exchange alliance DAXA and the Korea Capital Market Institute, aims to provide analysis to support digital asset regulation.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI to Halve IPO Approval Timeline to Three Months - Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/09/2025

SEBI is streamlining the IPO approval process by leveraging technology such as AI to identify potential issues.