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The UK Financial Conduct Authority says it is embedding most Mills Review recommendations into live work and focusing on testing, assurance, monitoring and surveillance. It highlights AI use in retail and wholesale finance, including agent-led payments, fraud detection and consumer support. The FCA also calls on AI providers to add clearer disclaimers for financial information and advice.
The SEC will hold a public roundtable on November 9 to discuss AI, machine-understandable data, and related risks and costs. The event will include two panels on current market use and on how the Commission can better facilitate these technologies. It will be held at SEC headquarters in Washington and livestreamed online.
Bahrain’s highest court upheld an eight-year sentence for a businessman convicted of embezzling more than BD6.8 million through his crowdfunding platform. The court also maintained confiscation of the funds and reduced the restitution amount after accounting for money already returned. The Central Bank of Bahrain had suspended Safaghat WLL’s services in January 2025 and placed it under administration in June 2025.
The article reviews new regulatory attention on tokenized assets in Europe and Singapore. ESMA has opened a consultation on tokenized collateral, while EU ministers and the Council are advancing changes to supervision and the DLT Pilot Regime. It also notes MAS plans for settling tokenized securities with wholesale CBDC and discusses the implications for institutional adoption.
Ethiopia’s draft crowdfunding directive is facing criticism over rules that would limit eligible fundraisers to share companies. Stakeholders say the requirement could exclude many startups and MSMEs organized as PLCs. The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority says the structure reflects legal constraints under the Commercial Code, and the draft also sets fundraising caps and investor limits.
ESMA has published updated Q&As covering crowdfunding platforms, crypto-asset service providers and OTC derivatives clearing. The guidance clarifies issues such as client fund handling, fee structures for investment-club crowdfunding platforms and EMIR exemption calculations. It is intended to help firms align internal practices with supervisory expectations.
The SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will meet on October 27, 2026, to continue IPO modernization talks and discuss possible changes related to regulation crowdfunding. The committee is advisory, so the meeting itself will not change rules. The notice follows earlier committee work this year on capital formation and market access.
Issuance of Brazilian real estate and agribusiness receivables certificates has dropped sharply over the past two years. The two instruments raised R$34.6 billion from January to August, down 35% from 2025 and 48% from 2024. The article links the decline to higher rates, weaker credit conditions, and a shift toward alternative financing vehicles.
South Korean savings banks' P2P-linked investments are heavily concentrated in two operators, PFCT and Honest AI. Together they accounted for 374.4 billion won, or 73.7%, of 508.2 billion won in linked funding at the end of July. The article says the scheme began in May last year after regulators designated it an innovative financial service.
Beijing police have launched a criminal investigation into several CreditEase-affiliated companies over suspected illegal activities. The notice says key individuals are under compulsory criminal measures and urges investors to cooperate with evidence collection. The article also notes CreditEase previously ran P2P lending products and recently began an orderly wind-down affecting about RMB 30 billion.
Malaysia’s 2027 budget includes MYR270 million to support SMEs, mid-tier companies and social enterprises through equity crowdfunding and P2P platforms. The government also extended income tax exemptions for individual investors using ECF platforms and angel investors in early-stage tech startups until Dec. 31, 2030. The speech also outlined broader startup and semiconductor funding measures.
South Korea's P2P lending industry surpassed 2 trillion won in outstanding loans by the end of June. The article says the sector grew 86.6% year on year, but several operators posted losses and negative equity. It also notes regulators are considering tighter rules and stronger protections for users.
