The research agenda
Eight research areas
Eight areas where the rules are moving fastest. Our research compares how different countries handle them and what that means for firms, their lawyers and compliance teams, with particular attention to South Asia.
01
FinTech & Digital Finance
- Digital payments
- E-money
- Digital banking
- Mobile financial services
- Digital lending
- Crowdfunding
- Embedded finance
- Open banking
- RegTech & SupTech
02
Digital Assets
- Virtual assets
- VASP regulation
- Cryptocurrency regulation
- Stablecoins
- Tokenisation
- Digital securities
- CBDCs
- DeFi
- Digital asset taxation
03
Financial Regulation
- Banking regulation
- Securities regulation
- FinTech licensing
- Regulatory sandboxes
- Consumer protection
- Prudential regulation
- Market conduct
- Cross-border services
04
AI & Finance
- AI governance
- Algorithmic decision-making
- AI in credit assessment
- Fraud detection
- Automated investment
- Model governance
- Explainability & accountability
05
Financial Inclusion
- SME finance
- Digital credit
- Microfinance
- Rural financial services
- Financial literacy
- Digital identity
- Affordable financial products
06
Capital Markets & Investment
- Digital securities
- Investment platforms
- Crowdfunding
- Private capital
- Venture capital
- Fund structures
- Investor protection
07
Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Financial data
- Data protection
- Digital identity
- Cybersecurity
- Cross-border data flows
- Data governance
- Technology risk
08
Financial Integrity
- AML/CFT
- Beneficial ownership
- Financial crime
- Fraud
- Sanctions compliance
- Crypto & financial crime
- Regulatory technology