International

Custody & Infrastructure

Crypto Middleware Tools May Require FMI-Like Oversight: BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2026

New BIS paper warns that tools meant to fix blockchain fragmentation are creating new systemic risks requiring scrutiny.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ISDA Urges CPMI-IOSCO to Strengthen CCP Initial Margin Proposals

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2026

ISDA has criticised watered-down language in new guidance, warning that proposals for margin simulators and transparency fall short.

Operational Risk

Business Continuity Becomes a Top Five Operational Risk: ORX

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2026

ORX says financial firms are navigating a "new normal" where interconnected threats from AI, geopolitics and cyber test their resilience.

Stablecoins

Global Giants and Asian Firms Launch Open USD Stablecoin Network

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/07/2026

A new consortium of over 140 firms, including major Korean players, has launched a dollar-pegged stablecoin for business payments.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation in EMDE Markets Faces Regulatory, Infrastructure Hurdles

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2026

New report finds that while tokenisation offers emerging economies a chance to leapfrog legacy systems, progress is stalled by regulatory uncertainty and infrastructure gaps.

Tokenisation

Tokenisation Will Lead to ‘Institutional Redesign’ of Market Infrastructure - IMF

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2026

New paper argues that tokenisation will reconfigure, not eliminate, financial market infrastructures, and calls for a hybrid model that blends code and institutional oversight.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Global CCPs Urge Halt to Proposed Margin Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2026

CCP Global tells CPMI and IOSCO that new disclosure proposals are misleading and calls for a coordinated approach that includes clearing members.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BIS Warns of Hidden Financial Risks in AI Investment Boom

By Manesh Samtani | 03/07/2026

The BIS flags the AI investment boom as a key pressure point, citing risks of unsustainability and opaque, leveraged financing structures.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

UK Takes FATF Helm with Pledge to Tackle Global Fraud Epidemic

By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2026

The FATF has launched a new two-year roadmap focused on strengthening the global response to fraud.