On 25 February 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) updated Recommendation 1 and its Interpretive Note, with corresponding amendments to Interpretive Notes to Recommendations 10 and 15, as well as related Glossary definitions to better support financial inclusion. The updates follow the February 2025 FATF Plenary where it was noted that
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FATF second consultation on revisions to R.16 and INR.16
On 24 February 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its second public consultation on revisions to Recommendation 16 (R.16), its Interpretive Note (INR.16) and the related Glossary of specific terms, to adapt them to the changes in payment business models and messaging standards.
The objective of the…
FSB Chair calls for renewed focus on implementation
On 24 February 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a letter from its Chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting on 26-27 February. Among other things the letter notes that with key reforms developed or nearing completion, the FSB is shifting toward a greater…
New Wolfsberg Group papers
- Wolfsberg Guidance on Payment Transparency – Roles and Responsibilities (dated 16 December 2024, published 21 February 2025). This document provides an overview of the roles played by key actors in a payment chain. It also sets out their respective responsibilities to adhere to payment transparency standards across
FSB thematic review on Crypto Framework
On 21 February 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced that it was conducting a thematic peer review that will take stock of the progress made and planned by its members (and certain non-members) in implementing the FSB Crypto Framework.
The primary source of information for the peer review will be responses to…
IOSCO final report on thematic review on technological challenges to effective market surveillance
On 19 February 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a final report setting out its findings following a thematic review of its recommendations from the 2013 report ‘IOSCO Report Technological Challenges to Effective Market Surveillance: Issues and Regulatory Tools’.
In summary, most market authorities have implemented the recommendations and have…
The foundations of trustworthy AI in the financial sector
On 11 February 2025, the Bank of International Settlements published a speech by Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the Cercle IA et finance.
In his speech Mr Denis discusses, from a supervisor’s perspective, the opportunities and risks of AI and then the conditions necessary for effective regulation of AI…
Principles for the Management of Credit Risk
On 5 February 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) issued a public consultation on a limited update of the Principles for the Management of Credit Risk (Credit Risk Principles).
The Credit Risk Principles provide guidelines for banking supervisory authorities to evaluate banks’ credit risk management processes in certain…
Basel Committee work programme and strategic priorities for 2025/26
On 4 February 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published its work programme and strategic priorities for 2025/26.
The programme prioritises work on Basel III implementation, risk assessment and safeguarding resilience, digitalisation, and liquidity. As part of its work on risk assessment the Basel Committee will pursue a deep…
Split the Difference podcast: Episode 12 – 2025 outlook
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove look ahead at some of the key regulatory topics impacting institutions in the markets space in both the UK and the EU during 2025.
The podcast is here.



