Artificial intelligence is beginning to change the nature of cyber risk. The concern is not only that attacks may become more sophisticated, but that they may become faster, cheaper to execute and easier to scale. Recent global regulatory discussions have Read More …
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When AI Accelerates the Threat: Rethinking Cyber Risk Management
Global Fintech Fest 2026: Connecting the Future of Finance and Technology
The financial services industry is entering a period where technology, regulation, risk management, and customer expectations are converging at an unprecedented scale. Against this backdrop, Global Fintech Fest 2026 brings together leaders from across the global financial ecosystem to discuss Read More …
Professionalizing the Life Insurance Agency Force in Nepal: Moving Beyond Commission Clawback through International Best Practices and Regulatory Reform
Abstract Life insurance agents are the most important distribution channel connecting insurers with customers. Their professionalism, ethical standards, technical competency, and customer-oriented approach significantly influence insurance penetration, policy persistency, consumer confidence, and the overall development of the insurance sector. In Read More …
MuleHunter.ai: RBI’s AI Fraud Detection System Now Live Across 31 Banks
The Reserve Bank of India, working alongside state level authorities such as the Haryana government’s State Level Coordination Committee, is pushing a coordinated response to evolving financial fraud, combining artificial intelligence based detection, upgraded public complaint infrastructure, and expanded financial Read More …
The changing hue of Climate Risk – The Need for a Holistic Risk Literacy Framework
South Asia continues to grapple with the growing vagaries of extreme climate risks, leaving millions increasingly exposed to recurrent, devastating disasters. Communities across the region continue to confront these uncertainties, often with limited capacity and resources for recovery. The recent Read More …
SEBI Aligns Cyber Incident Reporting with FIRE: What Entities Must Review
On August 24, 2026, SEBI issued a circular aligning its Cyber Incident Reporting Portal with the Financial Stability Board’s Format for Incident Reporting Exchange, commonly referred to as FIRE. This follows closely on the launch of SEBI’s revamped Incident Reporting Read More …
Compliance Function Training for Middle Layer NBFCs: RBI Requirements
For Middle Layer NBFCs, regulatory compliance has become increasingly intertwined with governance, risk management, technology, outsourcing, customer conduct and supervisory preparedness. The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale-Based Regulation framework places greater regulatory intensity on NBFCs as they move beyond the Read More …
How BFSI Institutions Can Conduct a Risk Training Needs Assessment
Most BFSI institutions run risk training every year, yet many struggle to answer a simple question, is this training actually closing the capability gaps that matter most to the institution right now. Training calendars are often built around what was Read More …
RBI Compliance for NBFCs: Regulations and Updates 2026
2026 has been an unusually dense year for NBFC regulation. RBI has reworked how NBFCs are registered and classified, revised concentration and credit facility norms, issued a consolidated recovery conduct framework, extended board level cybersecurity accountability to NBFCs, and set Read More …
Seven Risk Capabilities BFSI Institutions Must Strengthen
India’s banking, financial services, and insurance sector is operating under a pace of regulatory and technological change that few institutions were built to absorb comfortably. RBI has reworked concentration risk, credit facilities, fraud risk, and loan recovery frameworks within a Read More …