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FCA and partners continues crackdown on illegal crypto trading

Cease and desist letters were issued at all 3 premises, requiring traders to stop any suspected illegal crypto businesses.

Standard Chartered expands digital asset partnership with LMAX Group

Under the expanded partnership, Standard Chartered will provide regulated digital asset custody and settlement services to support LMAX Group’s growing institutional digital asset business.

Senate Blocks Landmark Crypto Regulation Bill

Democrats citing continued concerns over ethics provisions meant to address President Donald Trump’s crypto business interests.

FCA issues guidance on the laws governing the UK's future crypto asset regime

The guidance covers activities including issuing qualifying stablecoins, operating cryptoasset trading platforms, dealing and arranging deals, safeguarding cryptoassets and arranging cryptoasset staking.

Why crypto tax reporting now hinges on knowing your customer

Under the UK regime, Reporting Cryptoasset Service Providers must carry out due diligence and report relevant transactional information to HMRC each year.

MAS Tests Cross Bank AI Models to Detect Scams Faster

MAS also outlined its approach to AI governance, autonomous agents, cybersecurity, tokenisation and quantum resilience.

Digital channels are rewriting financial crime exposure

Digital delivery brings genuine benefits in speed, scalability and customer access, but those same qualities create vulnerabilities.

Unlimit expands its Asia-Pacific presence with Hong Kong money service operator licence

The regulatory milestone reinforces Unlimit’s position in one of the world’s leading financial centres and supports its continued expansion across Asia-Pacific.

Why fraud monitoring rules are tightening for banks worldwide

Regulators now expect monitoring coverage extending well beyond payments alone, taking in logins, device changes, beneficiary updates and session-level anomaly detection.

Singapore Anti-Scam Bill Proposes Caning, Jail Terms and S$10 Million Penalties

Singapore is shifting towards earlier intervention as scams continue to cause about S$2 million in daily losses.

New Singapore Bill Proposes Safeguards for Major Financial Firm Failures

MAS could set different loss-absorbing capacity requirements for each class of financial institution.

Fintech unveils sustainability-focused solution aimed at EBA regulation

The AI-enabled product will address the requirements of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) ESG Risk Guidelines, which came into force on January 11 this year.

Why regulators are betting big on cloud and AI

Cloud adoption is becoming a key part of this shift, giving supervisory authorities greater flexibility to scale systems and introduce new capabilities.

Ant International secures payment institution licence in Brazil

Additionally, the licence builds on services Ant International already provides in Brazil through Antom, its merchant payment and digitalisation platform.

RBI Tightens Bank Cyber Rules as AI Vendors Gain Access to Customer Data

The measures come as banks increasingly use AI for fraud detection, customer service, document processing, credit assessment and other functions.

Banking scams evolving faster than South Africa can fend them off

Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Mtuze said criminals were evolving with technology, making their fraud attempts harder to detect.

GCash enters tax refund market

GCash vice president for international payments Carlos Bauza said the feature eliminates weeks of waiting for banks to credit tax refunds.

The paradox of crypto regulation

A shifting regulatory landscape will open up many opportunities for wealth and asset managers in the crypto sphere, despite continued uncertainty

SS&C wins mandate from Aussie boutique fund manager

The firm was founded by investment director Anton Tagliaferro and senior portfolio manager Simon Conn.

Pega: Banks Can Balance Innovation with Regulatory Demands

As banks race to deploy generative and agentic AI, the pressure to innovate is colliding with ever-tighter regulatory scrutiny.

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