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WHAT'S NEXT?: Improving standards are likely to be driven more by business and technological improvement than governments in the future. The latter will be under severe pressure to cut bureaucracy, speed policy making and improve their nation's productivity performance.

• [New] Alignment with global standards from bodies like the FSB and BIS will be critical to preventing regulatory arbitrage as adoption scales. Fintech Singapore
• [New] The SFC has published its expected standards for SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform operators in two new circulars, as part of its initiatives under the ASPIRe roadmap to develop Hong Kong as a global virtual asset hub. Mondaq
• [New] The Railways Bill will create Great British Railways, a new publicly owned company, that will run and manage the tracks and trains used every day - ending years of fragmentation, driving up standards for passengers, and making journey easier and better value for money. GOV.UK
• [New] New cybersecurity rules will soon force messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, to automatically end desktop and web sessions every six hours. / India Business Today
• [New] Regulations are evolving as Brazil, Chile, and Colombia introduce advanced risk-tiered AI frameworks, aligning with global standards. Yahoo Finance UK
• [New] The DSA allows for penalties up to 6% of a company's global turnover, indicating that compliance with EU standards could significantly impact business operations for major platforms. OpenTools
• [New] As 2025 closes, workplace safety stands at an intersection: New rules on PPE fit and heat stress signal stronger worker protections while deregulatory proposals will reshape how employers will manage compliance in 2026. Occupational Health & Safety
• [New] Governments are pushing harder than ever toward digital tax ecosystems, and the enforcement of mandatory e-invoicing rules 2025 could reshape how businesses of every size operate. BillingBee
• [New] The FCC's new security rules could halt DJI drone certifications in the US. DJI Mavic, Air & Mini Drone Community
• [New] China's new licensing requirements for rare earths and other materials could suddenly hit the European economy - along with multiple other obstacles from trade turbulence, to rules of origin, to tariffs. InterEconomics
• [New] Kraken and Deutsche Borse Group will work together to integrate xStocks within 360 X's ecosystem, expanding the reach of one of the most widely adopted tokenised equity standards globally. FinExtra
• [New] The BRICS organization successfully launched a new payment system that will allow 185 countries around the world the ability to conduct trade in Chinese currency and avoid using the US dollar altogether. Cyrus's Newsletter
• [New] Energy Storage projects continue to have the original tax credit of 30% through 2033 but do need to meet the FEOC rules starting in 2026. Clean Energy Resource Teams
• [New] Cyber & Digital Ecosystem Risk: Resilience, Regulation and Supply Chains in Europe Europe is now a primary target, and new frameworks like NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) are resetting the rules for digital security. GRC World Forums
• [New] Standards, open architectures, and APIs will make tomorrow's network interoperable and intelligent. DE-CIX - we make interconnection easy. Anywhere.
• [New] Frameworks like the EU AI Act and standards such as ISO 42001 are setting global benchmarks for AI governance, emphasizing the need for compliance to manage risks and maintain public trust. Echelon Risk + Cyber
• [New] Standards will see all drivers, vehicles and operators subject to robust checks and requirements on safety and accessibility across England. GOV.UK
• [New] Under the draft National Standardisation Strategy to 2030, Vietnam aims to harmonise 70-75% of its TCVN system with international and regional standards by 2030. Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
• [New] Just as Salesforce's FDEs work alongside customers to turn proof of concept into production systems that actually work, we will see FDEs across the industry help slash time to value, feed next-gen features, refine model behaviour, and embed enterprise logic into agentic systems. Salesforce
• [New] Over time (likely post-2026), new interfaces will unlock the power of simulations for knowledge workers, giving them the ability to conduct rich, what-if analysis before recommending or taking action. Salesforce

Last updated: 11 December 2025