Singapore MAS | MAS and ABS Establish AI Risk Taskforce to Strengthen Financial Sector Cyber Resilience

by Mikhail Zavalko | Aug 24, 2026 | AI News

On 28 July 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) established the AI Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce (ACT). The industry wide initiative will strengthen cyber and technology resilience against risks...

Australia: ASIC Warns AI Deepfakes Are Driving More Sophisticated Investment and Crypto Scams

by Mikhail Zavalko | Aug 21, 2026 | AI News

On 17 August 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned consumers about investment scams using generative artificial intelligence (AI), deepfake videos and fabricated online content. ASIC said scammers are creating networks of fake...

United Kingdom: FCA Enlists Anthropic for Its Supercharged Sandbox as 21 Firms Test Agent-Led Payments, Fraud Detection and AI Governance Under Existing Rules

by Mikhail Zavalko | Jul 27, 2026 | AI News

On 22 July 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority announced that Anthropic will support the second cohort of its Supercharged Sandbox, the controlled environment in which firms experiment with advanced AI.1 Anthropic provides participants with access to Claude,...

Singapore: MAS and Industry Publish SAFR White Paper Setting Runtime Safeguards for AI Agents in Financial Services

by Mikhail Zavalko | Jul 3, 2026 | AI News

On 3 July 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, together with leading financial institutions and FinTechs, published Safeguards for Agentic Finance at Runtime, an industry white paper on safeguards for AI agents1 in finance. SAFR is developed under MAS's...

United Kingdom FCA Outlines AI First Regulatory Strategy for Financial Services and Tokenised Markets

by Mikhail Zavalko | Jun 25, 2026 | AI News

On 24 June 2026, United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi set out the regulator's evolving approach to artificial intelligence, agentic finance, tokenisation and financial market resilience during his keynote address at tech...

Australia APRA Issues AI Risk and Governance Expectations for Banks, Insurers and Superannuation Trustees

by Mikhail Zavalko | May 20, 2026 | AI News

On 30 April 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (“APRA”), Australia’s prudential supervisor, responsible for ensuring that our financial system is stable, competitive and efficient, issued the document titled “APRA Letter to Industry on Artificial...