The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has concluded its discussions on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs), with Chairperson Bhartruhari Mahtab saying the panel has identified certain grey areas that need to be addressed and is expecting a response from the government next week.
BRICS is unlikely to reduce its dependence on the US dollar in the near future or create a common currency, with the dollar expected to remain central to global trade, said Chip Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Capital Consultancy.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said tokenisation is emerging as a defining development in the financial system and urged the Reserve Bank of India to further develop its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) capabilities as digital assets and financial platforms increasingly
Singapore, September 10: BIT Trust Whitepaper V2.0 highlights 24-hour risk monitoring, layered security controls, and a verifiable trust framework across digital assets and traditional financial services.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working on facilitating bond tokenisation as part of its wider push to use technology to expand access to financial products across the country, a senior official of the market regulator said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra is putting in place the architecture for the DELTA Act to create a legal framework for blockchain-based tokenisation of land and other immovable assets, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday, as the state looks to use emerging fintech to unlock dormant assets and wid
The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 15 Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers (VDA SPs) for non-compliance with provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 7: The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) today opened registration for the inaugural Asia Fintech Forum 2026, a one-day summit on Friday, 2 October at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur. Inaugural forum from Singapore's Responsible Fintech Institute, tit
Hong Kong, August 27: HashKey Holdings Limited ("HashKey" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", Stock Code: 3887.HK) today announced its unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (the "Reporting Period"). In the first half of 2026,
Hong Kong / Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 26: String Metaverse Limited (BSE: 534535) today announced that its wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, String Fintech HK Limited, has received a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Rating of 3AA1, with a "Strong (Minimal Risk)" assessment, according to a
While addressing a press conference, Bessent said, "Any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US Dollar system. The clock just started ticking."
"We find that the best way to engage with countries is through quiet diplomacy, and we are level-setting with every country to tell them our expectations," Bessent said during a press conference. "We know who they are. They know who they are."