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OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

Rising Financial Fraud in Japan and Countermeasures to Tackle It

by Gavin Blair

Record fraud losses in Japan, driven by police impersonation scams, are prompting new countermeasures as criminals move online and overseas.

G20 Payment Goals to Be Missed as Data Quality and Last-Mile Frictions Persist

by Manesh Samtani

Regulators and industry leaders at Sibos 2025 flagged persistent last-mile frictions, data quality issues, and regulatory divergence as key roadblocks.

Japan, China Regulators Watching Smaller Banks as Competition Spurs Risk-Taking

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Compressed margins and nimble competitors are forcing smaller banks in Japan and China to move up the risk spectrum, prompting regulatory scrutiny.

ASIC Seeks Balance In Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins

by Nathan Lynch

ASIC is taking a proactive approach to regulating cryptocurrency, despite chair Joe Longo's insistence that the products are too risky for his own portfolio, writes Nathan Lynch.

FEATURES

RBI Proposes 5-Year Glide Path to Adopt ECL Provisioning Norms

The proposed capital and provisioning rules are aimed at strengthening risk management and easing capital strain on MSMEs, real estate, and consumer credit sectors.

Nithya Subramanian

08 Oct 2025•3 min read

APRA Directs Super Platforms to Lift Product Governance Standards

APRA has ordered superannuation platform trustees to urgently lift standards after a review found significant failures in investment governance, onboarding and monitoring.

Mark Johnston

08 Oct 2025•2 min read

New Hong Kong Task Force to Help Mainland Firms "GoGlobal"

A new task force will help mainland firms expand overseas, while potential rule changes could lower the bar for new IPOs.

Manesh Samtani

07 Oct 2025•2 min read

RBI Proposes New Framework on Lending to Related Parties

The draft directions introduce a scale-based approach for board approvals and expands the definition of related parties.

Mark Johnston

07 Oct 2025•2 min read

Hong Kong Sets New Family Office Target, Confirms Timeline for Tax Bill

Christopher Hui confirmed that new legislation will be introduced in 2026 to expand tax concessions for family offices to include digital assets and carbon credits.

Manesh Samtani

07 Oct 2025•3 min read

Singapore Enhances Anti-Scam Safeguards for High-value Transfers

Seven major banks will apply enhanced fraud checks on accounts above SGD 50,000 to curb scams that rapidly drain customer accounts.

Nithya Subramanian

06 Oct 2025•3 min read

Hong Kong Kicks Off Hackathon to Spur Data Sharing

The HKMA and HKSTP have launched an event to foster bank-fintech collaboration on the new Interbank Account Data Sharing (IADS) framework.

Editors

07 Oct 2025•1 min read

Thailand to Expand Crypto ETF Rules, Seeks Stronger Oversight

The Thai SEC is drafting rules for domestic funds to offer crypto basket ETFs from early next year while also pushing for a bill to expand its oversight of capital markets.

Mark Johnston

07 Oct 2025•1 min read

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