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A-Team Insight Announces RegTech Award Winners as APAC Navigates Compliance Complexity

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A-Team Group is proud to reveal the winners of our inaugural Capital Markets Technology APAC Awards 2025, recognising the firms and solutions demonstrating exceptional innovation across the Asia Pacific region. Alongside this announcement, we have launched our in-depth annual report, The State of Capital Markets Technology in Asia Pacific 2025, which examines the key trends shaping the industry and contains the exclusive list of all award winners.

This article focuses specifically on the dynamic and rapidly evolving regulatory technology (RegTech) landscape, highlighting the key compliance challenges and the award-winning categories that address them.

Tackling a Fragmented Regulatory Landscape

One of the most significant challenges for firms operating in Asia Pacific is the complexity and diversity of its regulatory regimes. This fragmentation is driving substantial investment in RegTech, a market in APAC expected to grow from US3.21billion in 2024 to US7.76 billion by 2029. The winners in our core reporting and compliance categories are providing essential tools to manage this challenge.

The report reveals the winners for Best Regulatory Reporting Solution and Best Transaction Reporting Solution, two critical areas for multi-jurisdictional firms. It also names the top providers for Best Regulatory Data Solution and the Best MAS 610 Solution, a key requirement in Singapore.

The Advance of AI in Surveillance and Financial Crime

The RegTech sector is seeing a marked shift towards more sophisticated, AI-driven tools for surveillance and financial crime prevention. Simple rule-based systems are no longer sufficient to detect complex patterns of market abuse or sophisticated money laundering techniques. This year’s awards celebrate the solutions leading the adoption of machine learning and advanced analytics to enhance detection and reduce false positives.

Find out which firms took the top spots for Best Trade Surveillance Solution and Best e-Comms Surveillance Solution in the full report. In the fight against illicit finance, we also reveal the winners for Best Financial Crime Solution and the coveted award for Best AI Solution for Regulatory Compliance.

Streamlining the Client Lifecycle and Meeting New ESG Demands

Beyond surveillance and reporting, RegTech is expanding its scope to streamline crucial business processes and address emerging regulatory frontiers like Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance. Efficient and robust client onboarding is a key focus, as is the growing need for technology to manage and report on ESG data.

The full report details the winners for Best KYC / Client Onboarding Solution and Best Sanctions and PEPs Solution, two vital components of the client lifecycle. Addressing the growing regulatory focus on sustainability, the awards also recognise the provider of the Best ESG Regulatory Solution.

Conclusion

The key trends shaping APAC RegTech are clear: a drive to automate complex, multi-jurisdictional reporting; the critical integration of AI into surveillance and financial crime prevention; and the expansion of RegTech’s remit to cover the full client lifecycle and new areas like ESG. The winners of the 2025 awards are leading the charge in providing innovative solutions to these pressing challenges.

To see the full list of winners across all categories and gain a deeper understanding of the forces shaping APAC’s capital markets technology landscape, download the complete “State of Capital Markets Technology in Asia Pacific 2025” report here.

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