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What is Suptech?
What is Suptech? Explore how Supervisory Technology uses financial network analytics, AI, and Digital Twin simulations to empower central banks with real-time risk monitoring and systemic stability tools.
A Letter From… Bali
Read Amanah's letter from Bali on the SEACEN Centre training course. Discover why Suptech must evolve into Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to regulate real-time payment systems effectively.
A Letter from…Namibia
How is Namibia is pioneering national anti-scam infrastructure. FNA's Adam Csabay discusses the need for real-time network analytics and shared fraud portals at NICSC.
Rethinking CCP Exposure in Times of Intraday Stress
Compliance is a baseline, but true resilience requires treating CCP clearing as a dynamic funding pillar rather than static plumbing. This article explores why unifying margin logic with intraday liquidity models is the only way to bridge the structural gaps that market stress inevitably exposes.
Fraud and Scams - Go After the Money
While traditional law enforcement focuses on prosecuting criminals, victims of APP fraud prioritize one thing: getting their money back. This article argues that saving those funds requires a fundamental shift toward real-time, cross-institutional infrastructure that operates at the speed of the payment itself.
Summary Payment Systems Broadcast #28: Operationalizing the EU’s Article 75
The implementation of the EU’s Article 75 mandates a crucial shift from siloed reporting to real-time, cross-border information sharing, enabling financial institutions to intercept scams at the speed of modern payment networks. By overcoming governance hurdles and adopting collaborative network intelligence, the industry can proactively expose mule accounts, dramatically increase fund recovery rates, and dismantle the economic viability of financial crime.
A Letter From…Vienna
Reflecting on a recent summit in Vienna, FNA's Adam Csabay emphasizes the industry's critical shift from siloed fraud prevention to a collaborative, systemic approach against organized financial crime. The dispatch highlights the practical deployment of AI and the urgent need to secure fast payment infrastructures through cross-sector intelligence sharing.
Balancing Speed and Security: Reconciling AML, Sanctions, and Real-Time Payments
At the Inclusive Fintech Forum in Rwanda, FNA's Kimmo Soramäki highlighted the critical challenge of securing booming real-time payment networks against escalating financial crime without sacrificing speed or financial inclusion. The panel emphasized that overcoming the limitations of siloed compliance requires a shift toward coordinated, network-wide intelligence and collaborative national anti-scam infrastructures.
Event Highlight: 29th Regional Meeting of the Financial Stability Group
At the 29th Regional Meeting of the Financial Stability Group, FNA advocated for redefining Supervisory Technology (Suptech) from a mere support tool to an essential Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). By adopting infrastructure-grade standards and leveraging AI-driven analytics, financial authorities can better anticipate disruptions, guide innovation, and proactively safeguard systemic stability.
The 24/7 Liquidity Imperative: Surviving Systemic Shocks While the World Sleeps
The weekend geopolitical shocks of early 2026 exposed severe vulnerabilities in legacy financial systems, highlighting the stark contrast between paralyzed traditional markets and continuously operating tokenized assets. To survive this always-on liquidity landscape, institutions must evolve beyond reactive, visibility-only monitoring and adopt autonomous, multi-rail optimization strategies.
Fraud vs Scams: The Architectural Shift Required to Protect Real-Time Payments
As financial crime rapidly shifts from unauthorized breaches to Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams, traditional siloed transaction monitoring systems are failing to detect malicious networks. To counter the speed of real-time payments, the industry must transition to a collaborative, network-first approach leveraging Graph AI to trace mule clusters and create systemic immunity across the entire financial ecosystem.
A Letter from…the U.A.E
Reflecting on recent industry engagements in the UAE, FNA's Adam Csabay highlights the region's shift toward practical AI applications to combat financial crime and safeguard fast payment systems. The letter underscores the importance of cross-border collaboration and digital transformation in building a safer, more efficient global financial ecosystem.
Treasury at the Edge: Stablecoins, Tokenised Deposits, and the New Liquidity Frontier
The integration of digital assets like stablecoins and tokenised deposits has transformed liquidity management from a predictable, single-system process into a fragmented, 24/7 multi-rail challenge. To navigate the unique operational and timing risks of this new financial frontier, treasury teams must move beyond legacy batch systems and adopt real-time intelligence architectures.
Social Media Scam Takedown- The Next Frontier for Anti-Scam Utilities
With social media now the primary hunting ground for fraudsters, new regulations like the Digital Services Act offer National Anti-Scam Utilities the authority to execute priority takedowns and disrupt scam campaigns before funds are lost.
From Tools to Infrastructure: Making the Case for Suptech as Digital Public Infrastructure
This article argues for reclassifying Supervisory Technology (Suptech) from simple support tools to Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), positioning it as a foundational system essential for safeguarding financial stability in a digitized economy.
Summary Payment Systems Broadcast #27: Article 75 and Privacy
Article 75 of the new EU AML Regulation establishes a legal framework for private-to-private information sharing, enabling financial institutions to use Privacy-Enhancing Technologies like Multi-Party Computation to disrupt networked financial crime without compromising data privacy.
A Letter From… Scaling Intraday Liquidity and Real-Time Control
This report from Toronto details the transition of Intraday Liquidity Optimization (ILO) from concept to live infrastructure, providing Canadian banks with real-time visibility and control as they expand across North American payment rails.
AI in Financial Services: An FNA Perspective
FNA’s Carlos Leon recaps DC Fintech Week 2025, exploring why AI is the "digital nervous system" required to manage the nonlinear risks of our complex, interconnected financial ecosystem.
Summary Payment Systems Broadcast #26: Myths in Post-Trade FX
Dirk Bullmann (CLS) and Keith Bear (Cambridge) debunk the most persistent myths in FX settlement, revealing why "atomic" doesn't always mean efficient and why instant settlement can actually create a liquidity paradox.
FNA and Proto’s Breakthrough Anti-Scam Centre Solution announced as the Winner at G20 TechSprint
FNA and Proto’s "Trust at Speed" solution wins the 2025 G20 TechSprint, offering a national utility that combines multilingual AI reporting with real-time fund tracing to dismantle industrial-scale scams.