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Bank Negara Malaysia  has announced an additional MYR 2.5 billion (USD 617 million)  in funding to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reinforcing Malaysia’s policy push to widen access to credit—particularly for first-time borrowers and smaller firms  that continue to face structural financing constraints. The announcement forms part of broader measures outlined by Anwar Ibrahim  in his 2026 New Year’s Message, which signalled increased public-sector support for SME

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority  has set out significantly tougher expectations for liquidity risk management, signalling a clear regulatory response to the banking turmoil experienced in the US and Europe in 2023. In a circular issued on 7 January , the HKMA outlined a detailed set of “good practices”  for authorised institutions (AIs), focusing on faster deposit run dynamics, operational readiness for stress events, and near real-time monitoring capabilities. The guidance

The third edition of insights from the Web3 Trust Summit, hosted by Terminal 3 during Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 , turned its focus to one of the most sensitive and consequential questions in digital assets: what does it actually take to scale trust to an institutional level? The session brought together senior voices from exchanges, market makers, and blockchain ecosystems, moderated by Lincoln Innes , with panelists Bullish , Auros , and the Solana Foundation . What emerge