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Resolution & Recovery

MAS Outlines Approach to Financial Institution Resolution

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/09/2026

The updated monograph details the regulator's crisis management approach, resolution toolkit, and funding arrangements, with a focus on protecting financial stability and minimising taxpayer loss.

Anti-Money Laundering

BOT, Financial Sector Join Forces to Fight Illicit Finance

By Editors | 14/09/2026

The central bank and 11 industry bodies have launched a new framework to strengthen defences, enhance data sharing, and create "bottlenecks" for criminal proceeds.

AI Risk & Governance

FSA Japan to Deploy AI in Supervision, Shift Focus to Business Viability

By Editors | 14/09/2026

AI will be used to free up staff for on-site inspections as it moves away from a compliance checklist approach, FSA Commissioner Toyo Ito said.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Targets Iran Sanctions Evasion with New Whistleblower Push

By Manesh Samtani | 14/09/2026

FinCEN has issued a bulletin detailing sanctions evasion and terrorist financing typologies, urging whistleblowers to report illicit Iran-related activity.

AI Risk & Governance

India's NPCI Unveils AI Platforms, Eyes Agentic Payments on UPI

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/09/2026

The NPCI has launched new agentic AI platforms and is exploring protocols to allow AI agents to execute payments on the UPI network.

Cybersecurity

BIS Paper Examines Regulatory Response to Changing Cyber Threat Landscape

By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2026

New paper finds frontier AI models are a ‘step change’ in cyber risk, prompting APAC regulators to demand faster, more intense defensive measures.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BIS Chief Warns of AI-Driven Financial Stability Risks for Asia

By Manesh Samtani | 11/09/2026

BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos has highlighted the financial stability risks and policy trade-offs facing Asian economies from the rapid advancement of AI.

Tokenisation

India Launches Tokenised Bond Pilot After Successful First Issuance

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/09/2026

SEBI and the RBI have launched the ‘Demat 2.0’ pilot, testing tokenised bonds with DLT and CBDC after a successful first issuance.

Alternative Markets

HKMA Issues Guidance on Sale of Private Market Investments

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/09/2026

The HKMA has reminded registered institutions of their obligations when selling investment products with exposure to private market assets.