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    Payments & Settlements

    Korea Launches ‘RFI-K’ Framework to Enable Offshore Won Settlement

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/09/2026

    South Korea has introduced a specialised registration system for foreign financial institutions to trade and settle the Korean won offshore.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Digital Asset Exchange BitBank

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/09/2026

    The US has sanctioned crypto exchange BitBank and its operators for facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers to the Iranian regime.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea Exchange After-Hours Debut Marred By Volatility Spikes

    By Mark Johnston | 18/09/2026

    Retail investors dominated the new after-hours trading session, triggering over 1,600 volatility halts amid thin liquidity.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Multinational Sanctions Watchdog Warns of DPRK Illicit Finance Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/09/2026

    The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team has released a new report detailing how North Korea evades international sanctions using overseas labour.

    Payments & Settlements

    India to Introduce Merchant Charges on High-Value UPI Transactions

    By Nithya Subramanian | 17/09/2026

    The government has clarified that peer-to-peer and small merchant payments will remain free under the new framework.

    Stablecoins

    Thailand's SEC Proposes Daily Cap on Stablecoin Transfers

    By Mark Johnston | 17/09/2026

    The SEC has launched a public consultation on new rules aimed at curbing money laundering and cybercrime risks via digital assets.

    Climate Risk

    Singapore Banks Under Fire for Financing Industrial Coal Projects

    By Nithya Subramanian | 17/09/2026

    New analysis finds that Singapore's top banks are financing nickel and aluminium producers that build and operate their own captive coal plants.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Indonesia Abruptly Gets New Finance Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle

    By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2026

    Suahasil Nazara has been appointed to lead Indonesia's Finance Ministry, tasked with safeguarding the state budget and ensuring policy continuity.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    South Asian Nations to Target Financial Crime in Wildlife Trafficking Pact

    By Nithya Subramanian | 16/09/2026

    Eight nations have adopted the Kathmandu Declaration, pledging to use financial investigations, AML measures and asset recovery to combat illicit wildlife trade.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Singapore Tests Cross-Bank AI for Real-Time Scam Detection

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/09/2026

    MAS is collaborating with banks and law enforcement to test AI models on shared data for faster fraud intervention and has issued new risk management guidelines.

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