Taiwan FSC Chief Sets Financial Stability and Crypto Oversight Priorities

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission is seeking to make public trust a central measure of the financial industry’s value, Chairman Peng Jin-lung said. His “trust-centered finance” vision frames banks and other financial institutions as part of the broader social infrastructure, rather than businesses serving only their owners, and calls for innovation and regulation that respond more directly to public needs.

Peng told a recent Financial Common Good Forum that the FSC would concentrate on three policy priorities: applying artificial intelligence to financial services, combating financial fraud and expanding inclusive finance across all age groups. The regulator aims to combine technology adoption, stronger supervision and broader access to services to support the industry’s transformation while improving consumer protection and confidence in Taiwan’s financial system.

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission is promoting an Asian asset management hub under a strategy to retain domestic wealth, attract capital and support industrial development. It has planned five major initiatives, including expanding asset management and integrating financial inclusion with sustainability. Chairman Peng Jin-lung has also made financial security and innovative development twin priorities, linking the Asian Innovation Capital Platform with sustainability disclosures and anti-fraud measures so capital can support AI and startup industries.

On June 18, 2026, the FSC announced four measures to “expand investment in Taiwan”: advancing amendments to REITs regulations, increasing investment in venture capital and startups, strengthening the capital market, and facilitating cross-border dual listings. Twelve companies were listed on the Taiwan Innovation Board, with annual trading volume of about NT$90.8 billion, up 289% year on year. The FSC also lowered the risk coefficient for venture-capital investments, with the measure applying to investments of up to NT$50 billion.

Financial Supervisory Commission Chair Peng Jin-lung has designated “financial security” and “innovation-driven development” as the regulator’s twin policy priorities for 2026. The goals are to strengthen Taiwan’s capital markets while maintaining financial resilience and market order, and to improve capital matching and international competitiveness through the Asian Asset Management Center and innovative fundraising platforms.

Peng said the FSC will advance the Asian Asset Management Center, enhance innovative fundraising platforms, strengthen ESG disclosures and upgrade financial fraud prevention in 2026. It will also encourage financial institutions to give back to society. The policy announcement did not disclose funding for individual initiatives or a complete implementation timetable, with further details still to come from the FSC.