India

Data Privacy

India Notifies Final Digital Personal Data Protection Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/11/2025

India has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, establishing detailed compliance obligations and strengthened privacy safeguards.

Payments & Settlements

ECB, RBI Move Ahead on Linking TIPS with India’s UPI

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/11/2025

The ECB and RBI have approved the next phase of work to link its TIPS instant payments system with India’s UPI to make cross-border remittances faster and cheaper.

CBDCs

Age of Empires: ASEAN Plays Vital Role Amid Global Power Games

By Nathan Lynch | 21/11/2025

ASEAN nations are positioning themselves as a neutral bridge between China and the US, as geopolitical upheaval and sanctions continue to fragment global trade and financial services.

CBDCs

IMF Report: CBDC Competitive Impact Hinges on Market Structures

By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2025

New paper offers a framework for central banks, finding a CBDC's effect varies from high in unregulated markets to limited where public payment systems exist.

Structural Regulation

India Moves to Permit Multi-Disciplinary Firms and Strengthen Audit Regulator

By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2025

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has finalised plans to enable cross-profession partnerships and segregate the financial regulator’s investigative and disciplinary functions.

CBDCs

BIS Report Spotlights APAC’s Influence on Global Fintech Policy

By Manesh Samtani | 20/11/2025

A six-year review led by the BIS Hong Kong Hub shows how presidencies in India and Indonesia shaped regulatory priorities.

Trading & Investment

India: NSE Chief Urges Regulators to Overhaul Derivatives Counting and Ease FPI Norms

By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2025

Ashish Chauhan warns against policy-making based on 'random statistics' and calls for less intrusive foreign investor rules to attract capital.

Structural Regulation

SEBI, RBI Warn Public Against Trading on Unregistered Platforms

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2025

Regulators issued fresh alerts on illegal bond-trading and forex platforms, warning that investors face serious risks when dealing with unregistered digital operators.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Remands University Founder in Money Laundering, Terror Finance Probe

By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2025

The investigation is part of a multi-agency probe that intensified after a terror blast in Delhi on 10 November that killed more than a dozen people.