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2026-04-14•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority, together with the Directorate-General for Consumers, has issued a special edition of its Practical Guide for Older Consumers focused on insurance and pension funds to support more informed financial decision-making. The guide provides accessible information on key insurance products, savings and investment principles, fraud risks in an increasingly digital environment, and consumer rights including complaint and dispute-resolution mechanisms.
Financial literacy & educationConsumer and investor protectionFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-14•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published 2025 debt collection statistics showing a 2.7% increase in ongoing cases to 6,684,620 and a 2.7% nominal rise in claims under collection to NOK 133.1 billion, equivalent to a 0.4% decline in real terms. Defaulted consumer debt reached NOK 61.2 billion, up 1.6% nominally but down 1.5% after inflation adjustment.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan detailed new legislative and supervisory measures tightening conduct rules for collection agencies and strengthening borrower protections, including extending the moratorium on selling citizens’ bank loan and microcredit debts to collectors from 1 May 2026 to 1 May 2027. Amendments adopted on 16 January 2026 impose creditor–borrower conduct and credit bureau updating duties on entities that lose collection-agency status, increase administrative and criminal liability for abusive recovery practices, and restrict dealings with affiliated notaries and private bailiffs. The reforms also permit self-regulatory organisations for collection agencies to set internal standards and oversee members, while the Agency retains supervisory and decision-making powers, focusing on higher-risk firms and self-regulatory organisation activities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-14•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova announced that Governor Anca Dragu is leading a delegation to the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings to discuss a new three-year IMF programme without financing, reflecting an improved macroeconomic situation. The agenda includes talks on Moldova’s macroeconomic outlook, implementing 2025 Financial Sector Assessment Program recommendations, strengthening central bank independence, and supporting European integration under the 2025–2027 Moldova Growth Plan.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission issued draft amendments on non-restricted-purpose loans by securities dealers to expand eligible collateral to include foreign bonds and clarify related eligibility conditions. Foreign bonds must align with Article 6 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms Accepting Orders to Trade Foreign Securities, be rated investment grade by an FSC-recognized credit rating company, and New Taiwan dollar borrowings may not be converted into foreign currencies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLending
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2026-04-14•Canada•Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada told the Standing Committee on Finance that its research shows rising household debt and widespread non-mortgage borrowing, particularly among parents and Canadians aged 35 to 54, and outlined its supervisory, literacy and policy roles. The agency reported outcomes from its 2023 guideline requiring banks to contact at-risk mortgage holders, including outreach on more than 165,000 mortgages and avoidance of CAD 7.85 million in late-payment penalties and fees, as well as over CAD 130 million reimbursed to consumers. FCAC is preparing a report on bank fee structures to inform the Department of Finance’s work on competition and innovation and is reviewing banks’ implementation of legislative requirements to offer appropriate products and services.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Oman•Oman Financial Services Authority
The Oman Financial Services Authority, with the Public Prosecution, held a specialised programme on investigating cryptocurrency-related money laundering, focusing on analytical and transaction-tracking methods to detect suspicious activity. Delivered by Assistant Public Prosecutor Khalfan Al Maawali, it covered core concepts, practical investigative methodologies, law-enforcement challenges, and international best practices for handling digital evidence to strengthen national capabilities and regulatory readiness.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingAML and CFTCapacity building
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2026-04-14•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has set out its vision for open finance to give consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data and enable secure data sharing for better deals and more tailored support. It will prioritise use cases to improve small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to credit and mortgage-related support for consumers, and will work with industry, consumer groups, other regulators and HM Treasury on practical use cases and options for a regulatory framework, including via its Smart Data Accelerator and PRISM Taskforce.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOpen banking and finance
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority warned that MaskEx, which promotes crypto wallet and trading platform services, is falsely claiming to hold an ADGM Category 3C Money Services Business licence and ADGM registration. The authority clarified that MaskEx has never been authorised to conduct any Regulated Activity in or from ADGM nor licensed for commercial activities there, and urged market participants to verify such claims via the FSRA and ADGM Registration Authority public registers.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-14•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced a second batch of National Growth Fund megaprojects and a plan to provide over KRW50 trillion in investment and lending over five years to strengthen high-tech industrial value chains and regional ecosystems. The package includes KRW35 trillion of indirect investment via 20 feeder funds, at least KRW200 billion annually for regional high-tech industry funds, and KRW15 trillion of direct investment for large-scale facilities, plus expanded low-interest lending for SMEs and mid-sized firms. Public capital will take subordinated positions in higher-risk projects to catalyse private investment, focusing on firms outside the Seoul metropolitan area.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSME financing
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2026-04-14•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia reported Governor Perry Warjiyo’s meetings with global investors and academic engagements in the United States alongside the 2026 IMF Spring Meetings, where he highlighted Indonesia’s policy framework for macroeconomic stability and external resilience. Discussions focused on an “optimal” mix of interest rate management, foreign exchange intervention and domestic liquidity measures, supported by the government’s commitment to keep the fiscal deficit below 3% of GDP. The central bank said it will strengthen policy communication with global investors and maintain a consistent, responsive policy mix in coordination with the government and other authorities.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
China Securities Regulatory Commission Chair Wu Qing met in Beijing with Malaysia Securities Commission Chair Dato' Mohammad Faiz Azmi on 9 April. The chairs exchanged views on the international economic and financial environment and on strengthening practical cooperation between the two countries' capital markets and securities and futures regulators.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Philippines•Department of Finance (Philippines)
The Philippines’ Department of Finance said Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. co-chaired the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting with ASEAN Business Councils, focusing on mobilising long-term capital and expanding financial access through stronger public-private collaboration. Talks with US-ASEAN, EU-ASEAN and ASEAN business councils covered public-private partnerships, blended finance, risk-sharing, and the use of technology and AI to fund infrastructure, improve connectivity, and support inclusive, sustainable finance for MSMEs and agri-food value chains.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-14•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The National Financial Regulatory Administration reported that Party Committee Secretary and Administrator Li Yunze met with Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, and his delegation. The parties exchanged views on the global economic and financial situation, the development of China’s financial sector, and China–United States financial cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia published a transcript of Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser’s remarks explaining the pivot from anticipated 2025 rate cuts to policy tightening in response to re-accelerating inflation, stronger demand, and a faster-than-expected closure of the output gap. He cited stronger global and Asian growth linked to artificial intelligence investment, easier financial conditions, and supply capacity growth of around 2%, with core inflation at about 3.5%, headline inflation near 4%, and the cash rate at 4.35%. Hauser also outlined policy trade-offs from an Iran-related oil price shock for an economy that is a net energy exporter but heavily reliant on imported oil, and said the RBA is preparing new forecasts to assess the combined impact of higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on a meeting between Tajikistan’s official delegation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on the margins of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings to review joint projects and support for priority infrastructure. Discussions focused on AIIB financing for strategic energy, transport and social infrastructure, including the Rogun and Nurek hydropower plants and road and bridge construction, and on expanding cooperation in green energy, transport connectivity, sustainable water use and long-term investment.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of Tajikistan reported on high-level meetings held alongside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, including talks with World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani on cooperation and priority socio-economic projects. Discussions focused on investment mobilisation, structural reforms, infrastructure and institutional capacity-building, with emphasis on major energy projects such as the Rogun hydropower plant, Tajikistan’s 8% real GDP growth, banking-sector expansion, and the digitisation of financial services and green finance.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on meetings with senior IMF officials during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, focusing on the Policy Coordination Instrument, monetary policy, banking supervision, financial sector transparency, and capacity building, including anti-money laundering and sanctions risk management. The delegation also discussed bilateral cooperation, structural reforms, and macroeconomic stability, highlighting 8% real GDP growth in January–February, 3.6% inflation, positive banking sector trends, and recent sovereign credit rating upgrades.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-14•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission outlined strategic priorities across its prudential, conduct and market development mandates, including promoting Basel III internal credit risk models as an alternative to the standardized approach, subject to validation. It plans to build a specialised validation team from 2026, with internal models estimated to reduce average risk-weighted assets from 67 percent to 53 percent, implying about USD 10 billion in capital savings and a 375 basis point increase in capital adequacy. The Commission will also strengthen cost-benefit assessments of regulation and conduct supervision, and publish a market development work document in the first half of 2026.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket development
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2026-04-14•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission’s Technology and Digital Transformation Department plans to implement a 2026–2027 programme of practical cybersecurity exercises and awareness-raising for the Commission’s IT systems. It has requested companies to submit price quotations for this programme.
Institutional developmentTechnology & data transformationCyber resilience
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai International Financial Centre announced that Atradius has established operations in DIFC as part of its Middle East growth strategy, operating under the Dubai Financial Services Authority framework. Through local partners, Atradius will offer trade credit insurance and debt collection solutions to support businesses’ payment risk management and trade across the Middle East and North Africa.
Other
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen financial cooperation, develop financial infrastructure, and support stronger bilateral trade and economic ties. The agreement prioritises integration of instant payment platforms, potential interlinking of national card switches and financial messaging systems, and cooperation on central bank digital currency, open finance, digital assets, and Islamic banking, with benefits for remittance channels for Filipinos in the UAE.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-14•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam has appointed Bui Huu Toan as Director of the Banking Academy for a five-year term from 15 April 2026 under Decision No. 688 dated 10 April 2026. Governor Pham Duc An outlined priorities for the Academy including strengthening its role in specialist banking training, enhancing links with commercial banks, and reinforcing applied research, which the new director committed to advance alongside digital transformation in teaching and management.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan issued an explanatory note on a new law and rules that strengthen risk-based supervision of microfinance organisations, mandate risk management and internal controls using a three-lines-of-defence model, and raise fit-and-proper standards for senior management. The framework creates a legal basis for microfinance self-regulatory organisations with defined oversight and reporting roles, while the Agency retains supervisory authority and focuses on higher-risk entities. Borrower protection is tightened through extended restrictions on the sale and assignment of consumer microcredit debt, including a moratorium on sales to collection agencies until 1 May 2027.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market outlined how new banking legislation introduces an “Islamic window” model, allowing conventional banks to offer Islamic banking services under a separate licence and leverage existing infrastructure. The framework strengthens risk management and governance by formally introducing Sharia non-compliance risk and requiring dedicated internal controls and Sharia Councils with enhanced qualification, independence and oversight.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-14•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has disqualified David John Parker of Queensland from managing corporations for five years, until 24 March 2031, for his role in the failure of four companies. ASIC found he failed to meet director obligations, including lodging tax documents, maintaining adequate books and records for around AUD 19 million of bank transactions, securing control of a company bank account, and submitting a report on company activities and property. The companies owed more than AUD 3 million to unsecured creditors, including over AUD 1 million to the Australian Taxation Office. Parker may seek a review of the decision.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsCorporate governance
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2026-04-14•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance has upgraded its interactive statistical dashboards, extending published data through the fourth quarter of 2025 and enabling automatic updates once quarterly balance-sheet filings are closed. The enhancements aim to accelerate access to key insurance market information across dashboards covering financial position, investments, credits and debts, Official Gazette and portfolio structure, indicators, geographic distribution, and vehicles at risk.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Moldova•Ministry of Finance (Moldova)
Moldova’s Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Andrian Gavriliță and National Bank of Moldova Governor Anca Dragu are attending the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., to advance economic and financial policy priorities, including European integration. The delegation will hold talks with senior IMF, World Bank and International Finance Corporation officials on launching a new IMF programme, Moldova’s macroeconomic outlook and implementing the 2025–2027 reform agenda under the Growth Plan.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations finance ministers and central bank governors, meeting virtually under the Philippines’ chairmanship, reaffirmed commitments to regional financial stability and deeper cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty, market volatility, and rapid technological change. They highlighted progress in the ASEAN financial cooperation work program and prioritised payments connectivity, capital market development, sustainable finance, and responsible digital finance, including artificial intelligence. An ASEAN+3 deputies meeting with China (with Hong Kong), Japan and Korea discussed enhanced regional resilience measures, including financial safety net and bond market initiatives.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations finance ministers and central bank governors endorsed regional finance deliverables and adopted the ASEAN Finance Sectoral Plan 2026–2030, centred on capital market deepening, regional payments connectivity, and financial health. Milestones include completing the ASEAN Taxonomy’s technical screening criteria and launching the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum Action Plan 2026–2028, alongside commitments to closer cooperation on sustainable finance, disaster risk financing, regulatory alignment, and digital financial innovation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations reported expanded public-private collaboration under the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship, with ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors engaging regional, US and EU business councils at the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. Discussions focused on mobilising long-term capital for jobs, infrastructure and connectivity, widening access to financial services, and using public-private partnerships, blended finance, risk-sharing mechanisms and technology, including artificial intelligence, to support critical infrastructure, inclusive financing for MSMEs and agri-food value chains, and regional payment connectivity.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-14•Philippines•Department of Finance (Philippines)
The Philippines Department of Finance reported that Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go met with onsemi President and CEO Hassane El-Khoury and reaffirmed support for reinvestment and expansion of the company’s Philippine operations, positioning the country as a strategic base in the global semiconductor value chain. onsemi underscored the importance of its three-decade presence and over 6,000 local employees, while Go highlighted reforms, including the CREATE MORE Act, to enhance investment predictability and support high-value manufacturing.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth-quarter 2025 results for its Índice de Desempeño de Atención a Usuarios (IDATU) for electronic payment funds and crowdfunding institutions, which measure how firms handle and resolve user complaints. Sector-level scores were high at 9.45 and 9.38 out of 10, with several firms scoring 10 and none below 9, and CONDUSEF highlighted a focus on equitable treatment of vulnerable users, including older adults.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth-quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index (IDATU) for regulated multiple-purpose financial companies (SOFOM, E.R.), showing a sector score of 8.8 out of 10, up 0.2 points from the previous quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements focused on fair treatment of users, and is positioned as a transparency tool to compare SOFOM, E.R. performance and support users in asserting their rights.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services published fourth-quarter 2025 results of the Index of User Service Performance for banks, with the sector scoring 9.01 out of 10, slightly down from the previous quarter. Top performers included Bansi, Intercam Banco, Banco Sabadell and BNP Paribas México, while Banca Afirme, Banca Mifel, BanCoppel, Banco Ve Por Más and Banco Regional ranked lowest. CONDUSEF highlighted the index as a transparency tool to help users compare institutions and make more informed financial decisions.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Timor-Leste•Central Bank of Timor-Leste
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste published a joint agreement with seven other Portuguese-speaking central bank institutions to create the BCPLP cooperation network. The arrangement is designed to formalize existing cooperation through rotating leadership, regular meetings, technical working groups and an economic policy committee. The first meeting is planned for November 2026 in Luanda, with the Bank of Portugal to hold the first presidency in 2027.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-14•New Zealand•Serious Fraud Office
The New Zealand Serious Fraud Office reported that former East Wind finance manager Yuko Hanyu has been found guilty in the Auckland District Court of offences relating to a large-scale Ponzi scheme targeting New Zealand’s Japanese community. She was convicted on multiple charges including making false statements as a promoter, obtaining by deception and theft, involving misappropriation of more than NZD 800,000 from East Wind and responsibility for transactions linked to over NZD 6.5 million of new investments and NZD 12.5 million of reinvestments.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-14•Bolivia•Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia
The Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia has amended its regulation on interest rates, commissions and fees to tighten oversight of charges by Financial Intermediation Entities and align practices with Central Bank of Bolivia guidelines, including mandatory use of the official US dollar selling reference rate for card transactions abroad. The update introduces tariff bands for remittances and foreign transfers, maintains free basic financial services, and subjects breaches of limits or transparency requirements to sanctions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund and the African Caucus issued a joint statement highlighting a weaker near-term outlook for Africa, with real GDP growth projected at 4.2% in 2026, versus global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, amid risks from the war in the Middle East. The statement urges credible but flexible fiscal policy, targeted support for vulnerable groups, prudent management of oil windfalls, and reforms to foster diversification, financial market development, and digital and power infrastructure. It also backs reviewing the Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework and calls for the Comprehensive Surveillance Review to strengthen analysis of imbalances, spillovers, and shock management.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, urged the Senate not to hold a hearing or vote on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve. She argued the process should not proceed while she says the President is attempting to take over the Federal Reserve.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, has written to Elon Musk warning that the launch of X Money could pose risks to consumers, national security, and financial stability, and calling for immediate Congressional scrutiny. The letter raises concerns about X’s “everything app” ambitions, its money transmitter licensing, potential partnership with Cross River Bank, promised yields of up to 6% APY on deposits, X’s record on platform misuse and controls, and possible stablecoin issuance under what she describes as a favorable carveout in the GENIUS Act.
Policy & regulationOtherConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova reported on meetings during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, where authorities discussed Moldova’s macroeconomic and financial outlook and requested a new three-year IMF programme without a financing component. Discussions also covered structural reforms, monetary policy, anti-inflation measures, central bank governance and banking sector stability, with IMF technical assistance expected to support institutional capacity building in key reform areas.
Other
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2026-04-14•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation and Citi have signed a ZAR 1.6 billion borrowing facility to expand IFC’s local currency financing in South Africa, including supporting IFC’s anchor investment in FirstRand Bank’s Cape Water outcome-based bond. The facility builds on a similar Kenyan shilling arrangement agreed in 2024 and is intended to be replicated in additional countries, complementing IFC’s USD 33 billion in local currency commitments over the past decade.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-04-13•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan released preliminary money stock statistics for March 2026, reporting year-on-year growth of 2.0% in M2, 1.4% in M3 and 2.8% in broadly defined liquidity, while M1 contracted 0.4%. Currency in circulation and deposit money declined, offset by gains in quasi-money and certificates of deposit, with notable shifts in broadly defined liquidity including a sharp rise in commercial paper and a fall in straight bonds. Figures for February 2026 and data from January 2024 onward were revised.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-13•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has announced SubmIT, a new platform for regulatory and supervisory submissions for investment funds under the Investment Funds Act 2006, which will replace the existing INTEGRA application. The Authority describes SubmIT as a more intuitive and user-friendly system intended to streamline filings and strengthen supervisory effectiveness, with a phased rollout and further details on functionality, timelines, guidance and transition arrangements to follow.
SupervisionRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-13•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission has updated its supervisory analytical toolkit following a Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre-led programme that redesigned its liquidity stress testing framework and enhanced contagion risk analysis. Liquidity stress testing now uses a cash-flow-based methodology to better assess funding resilience under multiple stress scenarios, while contagion analysis has been upgraded to improve identification and monitoring of spillovers across the domestic financial system and the wider Caribbean region, with planned integration into risk-based supervision.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitLiquidity riskStress testing
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services published fourth quarter 2025 results of the User Service Performance Index for insurance and health insurance institutions, with a sector score of 9.27 out of 10, up 0.17 points from the prior quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements in handling complaints, focusing on equitable treatment of users, particularly vulnerable groups such as older adults, and highlights wide dispersion in scores.
Data & statisticsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services released fourth quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index for retirement fund administrators, showing a sector score of 9.1 out of 10, up 0.1 points from the previous quarter. Afore XXI Banorte ranked highest with 10 points and Invercap lowest with 6.80, with the index positioned as a transparency tool to help users compare performance and assert their rights.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) reported 1,533 financial-services complaints in Morelos in the first quarter of 2026, equal to 2.1% of national complaints and up 22.4% year on year, with MXN 7.4 million recovered. Multiple banking generated 57.5% of complaints, with unrecognised purchases, electronic transfers and ATM withdrawals prominent and 32.9% of cases linked to potential fraud, while CONDUSEF reiterated that its procedures are free and warned against paying intermediaries.
Data & statisticsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-13•Puerto Rico•Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico has proposed a uniform application and fee framework for administrative determinations. Requests would require specified facts, legal analysis, supporting documents and payment, with separate fees for distinct issues. Determinations would be fact-specific, nonprecedential and subject to later revision or revocation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCompliance
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2026-04-13•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced senior leadership appointments, naming Benjamin Olson as Director of the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Shawn Khani as Director of the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, Trey Maust as Chief Innovation Officer, and Sam Lupas as Deputy Chief of Staff. Olson, Khani, Maust and Lupas bring experience from the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, Lewis & Clark Bank and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development respectively.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to enhance information sharing on credit operations, aiming to improve credit market monitoring, supervisory capabilities and financial stability policy. The agreement consolidates and extends data-sharing arrangements, standardising and broadening datasets reported to the Credit Information System to include additional entities such as securitisation companies, to provide a more comprehensive view of household and corporate indebtedness and support both authorities’ credit risk and macroprudential analysis.
SupervisionCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-13•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba hosted a high-level seminar with supervisory authorities and financial sector stakeholders from across the Kingdom of the Netherlands on detecting human trafficking-related exploitation in financial flows. Discussions focused on trafficking patterns in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, risk indicators in financial data, supervisory approaches and cooperation mechanisms, with participants underscoring the importance of pattern recognition and close cross-authority information sharing within existing integrity supervision frameworks.
SupervisionCooperationAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) reported the first criminal rulings in an insider dealing network case, with the Paris criminal court convicting three individuals for insider dealing and aiding and abetting, imposing prison sentences of up to three years and fines of up to EUR 30 million. The case concerned misuse of inside information on Air Liquide’s planned 2015 takeover offer for US-listed Airgas, followed AMF referrals to the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office, and included recognition of the AMF as a civil party. The AMF chair reiterated the need to strengthen the authority’s legal tools and urged parliamentary scheduling of a related legislative proposal.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has fined Abdullatif Mohammed Al-Aiban of Grant Thornton KD 10,000 for breaching the Rules of Securities Activities and Registered Persons as company auditor. The authority found that his audit report on financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2025 failed to flag non-compliance with IFRS 9 over the absence of a provision for a related-party balance of KD 14,582,148 outstanding since 2015, breaching specified provisions of Module Five of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority’s Disciplinary Board fined Warba Capital Holding Company KD 10,000 for breaching disclosure and transparency requirements. The authority found that the company failed to disclose in advance that its board meeting on 7 January 2026 would consider a capital increase, contrary to Article 4-1-1 and Appendix 9 of Module Ten of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010 and its amendments.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsDisclosures
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority’s Disciplinary Board fined the former vice chairman and a former board member of International Company for Real Estate Cities KD 10,000 each for breaches of corporate governance rules under Article 3-1 of Module Fifteen of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010. The authority found failures in investment oversight, including loss-making investments without feasibility studies or mitigation measures, and major deficiencies in the company’s administrative, compliance, risk management and internal audit functions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCorporate governance
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2026-04-13•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory alert warning about misleading claims by MaskEx, which advertises crypto wallet and trading platform services and falsely suggests it is registered and licensed in ADGM. The authority clarified that MaskEx has never been granted Financial Services Permission, is not incorporated or licensed in ADGM, and reminded investors to verify firms via the FSRA and ADGM Registration Authority public registers.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-13•Canada•Canadian Public Accountability Board
The Canadian Public Accountability Board announced the appointment of Charlene Ripley to its Board of Directors and the retirement of long-serving director Julie Dickson. Ripley, a Vancouver-based lawyer and corporate director, joined the Board on 13 March 2026, while Dickson retired on 2 April 2026 after nine years of service, including on the Risk and Audit Committee. CPAB noted that its Board oversees its mandate to support public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting for reporting issuers in Canada.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Canada•Canadian Public Accountability Board
The Canadian Public Accountability Board announced the appointment of Charlene Ripley to its Board of Directors effective 13 March 2026 and the retirement of Julie Dickson effective 2 April 2026. CPAB noted that its board, whose members are appointed by the Council of Governors, oversees its mandate to support public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting of reporting issuers in Canada.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•United States•The White House
The White House Council of Economic Advisers has released the 2026 Economic Report of the President, reviewing the prior year’s economic policies and their implications across fiscal policy, regulation, trade, energy, artificial intelligence, housing, labour markets, healthcare, retirement investing, and the macroeconomic outlook. The report estimates the economic and fiscal effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, assesses regulatory costs and deregulatory savings, analyses expanding access to private equity in defined contribution retirement plans, and quantifies GDP impacts it attributes to diversity, equity and inclusion hiring and to capital misallocation toward environmentally focused ESG investments.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•Global•Global Financial Markets Association
The Global Financial Markets Association, with Arktouros and Ashurst as technical advisors, has published a report on emerging digital money in capital markets, focusing on securities settlement, repos, securities finance and derivatives margining, and giving recommendations for regulators, policymakers and industry to enable safe, scalable implementation. It identifies tokenized deposits and deposit tokens as the preferred near-term instrument for intrabank settlement, envisages wholesale CBDCs as the lowest-risk settlement asset but with uncertain timelines, and notes that stablecoin use in settlement, repo, securities lending and margin is constrained by legal and regulatory uncertainty, including capital treatment and cross-border recognition.
Policy & regulationOtherCBDCStablecoins
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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff statement on when interface providers facilitating onchain crypto asset securities transactions for self-custody wallets may operate without registering as broker-dealers under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. The statement clarifies that wallets and interfaces are not “brokers” solely because they enable self-custody, transmit blockchain instructions, display onchain data, or format messages for user approval, while Commissioner Hester M. Peirce welcomed the guidance but urged a more permanent reassessment of the broker definition in light of new technologies and invited public feedback.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTrading
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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The SEC Division of Trading and Markets staff issued a statement on when providers of certain crypto asset securities user interfaces may operate without registering as broker-dealers under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act. Staff will not object to “Covered User Interface Providers” operating “Covered User Interfaces” for self-custodial wallet users if conditions on user control, non-solicitation, objective routing, fees, governance, and disclosures are met, and providers do not recommend, negotiate, finance, custody, execute, or route orders. The statement reflects only Staff views, has no legal force, and will be withdrawn five years from April 13, 2026 absent Commission action.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTrading
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2026-04-13•Canada•New Brunswick Financial & Consumer Services Commission
The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission issued a consumer advisory on door-to-door direct selling, warning that some sellers may be operating without the required licence and urging residents to verify licensing before agreeing to services. The advisory reminds consumers that direct sellers must be licensed with the Commission and highlights protections under the Direct Sellers Act, including a 10-day cooling-off period and avenues to report high-pressure tactics or suspicious behaviour.
SupervisionAlertsLicence approval
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2026-04-13•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority’s multi-firm analysis found that market soundings around UK equity capital market transactions are associated with an average 13% fall in trading volumes but no material impact on spreads, depth or market cleanliness. Reviewing 63 transactions over GBP 50 million, mainly 50 accelerated bookbuilds worth about GBP 32 billion, it also found that sounding more investors did not meaningfully increase demand and highlighted greater leakage risks as soundings scale. The FCA will continue supervisory engagement and consider feedback on possible changes to Article 11 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, including closer EU alignment and reduced record-keeping.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsMarket development
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2026-04-13•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has formalised a cooperation protocol with the Macau Monetary Authority to support training of technical staff from the Association of Portuguese-Speaking Insurance Supervisors, including plans for an ASEL Advanced Training Centre in Macau. ASF President Gabriel Bernardino said the initiative aims to deepen supervisory cooperation among Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions through systematic sharing of knowledge, experience and regulatory best practices and by adapting supervisory models to local circumstances.
SupervisionCooperationCapacity buildingCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-13•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan plans a proportional, two-tier banking licensing framework, introducing a basic licence with KZT 10bn minimum capital, a KZT 500bn asset cap, simplified prudential and reporting requirements, and restrictions on higher-risk and cross-border activities, alongside a universal licence. Recent liberalisation measures include reduced licensing documentation, conversion of microfinance organisations into banks, a unified major-shareholder approval regime, and authorisation of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC, which will operate under a universal licence and develop Islamic finance via an “Islamic window.”
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-13•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia's Ministry of Economy and Public Finance convened the first 2026 meeting of the Interinstitutional Governance Committee for the EU-supported project to implement Financial Action Task Force standards, approving its rules and confirming it as the top decision-making body. The committee endorsed the 2025 management report, a first-quarter 2026 progress report and the 2026 work plan focused on institutional capacity building, strengthening supervisory mechanisms and updating the National Risk Assessment, supported by EUR 1 million in cooperation for 2025–2027.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAML and CFTCorporate governance
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2026-04-13•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Ministry of Economy and Public Finance has created the Broad Guarantee and Credit Fund to expand financial inclusion by providing guarantees for first-home mortgages and micro and small enterprise credit. Multiple Banks and SME Banks must allocate 6% of their 2025 net profits to capitalise the fund, which will guarantee up to 20% of a property’s value for first homes and 50% of credit for productive, commerce and services activities, administered by financial institutions under the supervision of the Financial System Supervision Authority.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-13•Croatia•Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
At Lider’s 2nd Financial Forum, Croatia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tomislav Ćorić outlined fiscal priorities for responding to exogenous shocks, emphasising economic resilience, defence and energy security investment, and preserving budgetary space. He highlighted favourable domestic financing conditions but urged diversification away from a bank-centric model through deeper capital markets, and identified digitalisation and artificial intelligence as key investment themes. The Ministry of Finance signalled a stronger near-term focus on capital market development and said the 2028–2034 financial envelope will prioritise entities advancing AI and digitalisation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India specified that Social Impact Assessors under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 must obtain the “NISM Series XXIII – Social Impact Assessors Certification Examination.” For renewal, assessors must either re-obtain this certification or complete the “NISM Series XXIII – Social Impact Assessors Certification eCPE Program,” with the requirements effective immediately.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-13•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia identified market manipulation on the Moscow Exchange involving coordinated trading in multiple issuers’ securities, driven by signals disseminated via several Telegram channels linked to PFL Advisors. It issued binding cease-and-desist orders, suspended transactions on the individuals’ trading accounts, and referred the case to law enforcement, classifying the conduct as market manipulation under Clause 2 of Part 1 of Article 5 of Federal Law No. 224-FZ.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-13•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia issued clarifications on how financial institutions should consider and respond to consumers’ applications, including expectations on response timelines, deadline extensions and communication channels. Firms must generally respond within 15 business days, notify customers within that period if more time is needed, may consolidate responses to multiple applications from the same person, and are recommended to use the communication channel specified in the application.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor's opening Washington meeting with the IMF Statistics Department focused on improving Libya's core economic data, including CPI, inflation and GDP statistics. The talks resulted in IMF technical support for the bank's transition to the seventh edition of the Balance of Payments Manual and broader support for Libya's macroeconomic data system through the Ministry of Planning.
Data & statistics
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor met the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department on the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings to discuss deeper technical assistance. The talks covered reserves, foreign exchange operations, exchange-rate assessment against the Special Drawing Rights basket, banking supervision, stress testing, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance. The IMF team also praised progress on the Central Bank Transparency Code and both sides backed continued technical support.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity buildingAML and CFT
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor met IMF officials to review recent Article IV consultation outcomes and discuss economic developments in Libya and the region, highlighting tighter spending control and higher oil revenues as factors expected to support the official exchange rate.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor discussed a broad economic reform package with the IMF, including measures to address structural imbalances and unify public expenditure. The IMF also reviewed Article IV outcomes, acknowledged improved transparency, and offered technical assistance focused in particular on exchange rate policy and support for the Libyan dinar.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-13•Slovakia•National Bank of Slovakia
The National Bank of Slovakia’s Bank Board has approved the issuance of a EUR 2 commemorative coin marking the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s victory in the European Football Championship. The coin, designed by Matej Hanuš and minted by the Kremnica Mint in a mintage of one million, will have the same technical parameters as standard EUR 2 coins and be legal tender in Slovakia and across the euro area.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-13•Poland•Central Bank of Poland
The Central Bank of Poland reported that Poland’s current account moved to a PLN 4.2bn deficit in February 2026 from a PLN 1.0bn surplus a year earlier, reflecting a services surplus of PLN 12.8bn offset by deficits in primary income, trade in goods and secondary income. Goods exports rose 2.9% year on year to PLN 121.3bn versus a 4.3% increase in imports to PLN 125.7bn, while services exports grew 4.2% and services expenditure 6.6%.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-13•Poland•Polish Financial Supervision Commission (KNF)
The Polish Financial Supervision Commission published the National Working Group on Benchmark Reform’s public consultation on a draft recommendation for determining interest rates for new agreements and replacing the WIBOR reference rate in existing PLN-denominated discount product agreements. The consultation focuses on benchmark transition arrangements for PLN-denominated products.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFinancial benchmarks
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2026-04-13•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia announced that a Serbian delegation will attend the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, focusing on global economic stabilisation, debt sustainability, the economic outlook and macro-financial stability. The delegation will hold bilateral talks with IMF and World Bank management on cooperation and support for Serbia’s macroeconomic and financial stability, meet financial institutions and investors to present Serbia’s economic potential, and participate in regional and constituency meetings on Europe’s economic outlook.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-13•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority announced that Fujitsu Services (Insurance Services) Limited has surrendered its authorisation as an authorised insurer under section 8 of the Insurance Act 2008. The surrender took effect on 10 April 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-13•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published a research note finding that U.S. consumers’ wage and income growth expectations remained relatively stable before, during, and after Covid-19, unlike inflation expectations, which moved broadly with actual inflation. Using data from the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, and realized wage growth from the Current Population Survey, the authors find weak links between expected and realized wage growth, with expectations mainly aligning with unusually large pay changes. The note concludes that this disconnect raises questions about how inflation expectations transmit to inflation through wages and when wage‑price dynamics could emerge.
Research
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2026-04-13•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo announced that a delegation led by Governor Ahmet Ismaili is participating in the IMF and World Bank 2026 Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, focusing on macroeconomic and financial developments, the economic outlook, and implications for financial stability and policymaking. Governor Ismaili will present developments in Kosovo’s financial sector, institutional priorities, reform progress, and planned projects, and the delegation will hold bilateral meetings with the US Treasury, the International Finance Corporation, and partner institutions to strengthen cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-13•Global•G30
The Group of Thirty announced the appointment of Yiping Huang, Boya Distinguished Professor and Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University, as a new member. Huang is a specialist in macroeconomics, the international financial system, and digital finance, and has previously served on the People’s Bank of China’s Monetary Policy Committee and as Chief Asia Economist at Citigroup and Barclays.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Malta•Malta Financial Services Authority
The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a Dear CEO letter summarising findings from its first Outcomes-Based Supervision thematic review of corporate Tied Insurance Intermediaries distributing long-term life insurance products, highlighting good practices and gaps in sales processes, disclosures, remuneration and client interactions. It clarifies expectations on commission and fee transparency, conflicts of interest, cold calling and pension switching, suitability and appropriateness testing, sustainability preferences and complaints handling. All reviewed TIIs must remediate gaps in 2026, with a follow-up assessment in 2027, and the letter serves as market-wide guidance.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has invited industry proposals on areas where additional regulatory or supervisory guidance is needed for the second project under its Innovation Compass initiative. Proposals should address current, innovative questions related to new business models or technical solutions within the authority’s remit, and will be analysed and prioritised before a project is selected.
SupervisionInnovation & testingFintech and insurtechRegulatory burden
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2026-04-13•Spain•Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV)
The Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV) has published a research paper finding that advanced large language models used for stock investment predictions pose significant operational risks and potential investor losses without human oversight. Comparing outputs from ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and Perplexity, the CNMV highlights recurring reasoning failures, especially with simple, unstructured queries, and concludes that robust governance, systematic human validation and grounding models in official, regulated data are essential to improve reliability and reduce errors.
ResearchArtificial intelligenceSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has published a benchmarking report on how banks test their recovery plans through “dry run” exercises, based on submissions from 16 cross-border banking groups in 10 EU countries. The report finds that dry runs can materially enhance crisis readiness when used as genuine management tools with clear objectives, senior engagement and structured follow-up, but are less effective when treated mainly as compliance checks. It provides non-prescriptive benchmarks, encourages regular, high-quality testing and better integration of recovery and resolution exercises, and links this work to the EBA Handbook on Simulation Exercises.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-13•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia has taken immediate possession of the assets, rights and business of BLOOM CROWDFUNDING S.A. SOCIEDAD DE FINANCIACIÓN COLABORATIVA to determine whether it can be restored, restructured for investor recovery, or must be liquidated. The action is based on reduced net worth, serious inconsistencies in supervisory information and repeated non-compliance with supervisory orders, and does not directly affect other supervised collaborative financing entities. The Financial Institutions Guarantee Fund will appoint a special agent to assume administration, with a decision on Bloom Crowdfunding’s future to follow its opinion.
SupervisionInterventionsCrowdfunding
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2026-04-13•Colombia•Central Bank of Colombia
The Central Bank of Colombia published a six‑month operational update on Bre-B, reporting more than 670 million instant payment transactions worth over COP 105 trillion, 34 million registered users and over 103 million payment keys since launch. Recent enhancements include interoperable QR codes for merchant payments and new obligations on financial institutions to notify users of transaction intermittencies, with further QR functionality for individuals and a regulatory package to support business payments expected in 2026.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-13•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England has issued updated operational guidance on the UK bank resolution regime, covering transfer resolution, bail-in, and additional detail for building societies. The revised bail-in guidance incorporates lessons from the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse and introduces non-transferable contingent beneficial interests for affected creditors pending final share allocation. The Bank also obtained a No-Action Letter from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to support cross-border operability of these instruments without US securities registration.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil published its 2025 Financial Citizenship Report (Relatório de Cidadania Financeira, RCF 2025). The report outlines the authority’s latest analysis and initiatives related to financial citizenship.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-13•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) announced measures to support the government’s 3 million homes programme by strengthening the Financial Information Service System (SLIK) for housing finance. Steps include limiting SLIK report content to credit above IDR 1 million, accelerating paid-off status updates to within three business days, granting BP Tapera access to SLIK data, clarifying subsidised mortgages as a government priority, and confirming SLIK data does not automatically determine credit approval. OJK and the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas will form a multi-stakeholder task force to coordinate implementation and address housing finance issues.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSME financing
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil’s 2025 Financial Citizenship Report shifts its financial inclusion agenda from access to financial well-being, highlighting near-universal inclusion and rapid digitalisation. By end-2024, 175.2 million adults (96.4%) had a relationship with the financial system, 160.8 million (88.4%) were active users and mobile transactions reached 273 billion. Credit exposure covered 129.2 million people amid sharp growth in personal loans and interest-bearing credit card balances, with average annual revolving card rates at 430%. The report notes high complaint volumes on payroll-deducted credit and credit cards, increased attention to scams and digital fraud, and continued scaling of Pix and Open Finance, which reached about 62 million active consents.
Data & statisticsFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-13•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, in a speech on modern international financial regulation, warned of structural fractures in the global framework and advocated a two-layer approach combining strict adherence to core standards with room for adaptive national adjustments. It highlighted concerns over inconsistent Basel III Pillar 3 implementation, limited use of system-wide countercyclical capital buffers, and weaknesses in risk governance, and called for stronger “three lines of defence” and market discipline. The Commission also urged more systematic, enforceable oversight of rapidly growing non-bank financial institutions and enhanced operational resilience to digital, crypto, artificial intelligence, outsourcing, cyber and climate-related risks.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-13•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered a consent order against Emir Jesus Matos Camargo for futures fraud, fraud as an associated person of a commodity pool operator, related regulatory violations, and controlling person liability tied to Aureus Revenue Group LLC. The court found that Matos misrepresented Aureus’s status, used a counterfeit CFTC seal and forged commissioner signature, and misappropriated pool participant funds. It ordered USD 666,038.67 in restitution and an equal civil monetary penalty, both jointly and severally with Aureus, plus a permanent injunction and trading and registration bans. The consent order resolves all CFTC claims against Matos; the action against Aureus remains pending.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-13•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Bank of Peru published its March 2026 Macroeconomic Expectations Survey, reporting that all business expectations indicators remained above the neutral 50-point threshold, indicating continued optimism. Short-term expectations generally improved, notably for the economy, sector activity, demand, hiring and investment over three months, while several 12‑month indicators, including firms’ own situation, demand, hiring and investment, softened slightly from February levels.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The Central Bank of the Republic of China released preliminary monetary and financing statistics for end-March and the first quarter of 2026, reporting total social financing outstanding of CNY 456.46 trillion (up 7.9% year on year) and broad money (M2) of CNY 353.86 trillion (up 8.5%). First-quarter social financing increased by CNY 14.83 trillion, driven mainly by CNY 8.9 trillion in renminbi loans to the real economy and CNY 3.54 trillion in net government bond financing; foreign exchange reserves were USD 3.34 trillion at end-March.
Data & statisticsMonetary data