Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they are still planning or implementing the rewrite. Some were unsure of their detailed readiness status. Fewer than half of firms report being ready for production. Even among firms further along, 64.3% still rely on manual spreadsheets or basic scripts for data mapping and transformation.

Notably, none of the firms surveyed have yet achieved AI-based mapping in production — though many are moving quickly in that direction. Nearly 80% of respondents express interest in AI or are actively evaluating AI-based solutions for mapping and transformation. Moreover, around one-third are already in active evaluation, positioning themselves to benefit from early adoption.

“These results show both a gap in readiness and a tipping point in mindset,” said Aaron Hallmark, CEO of FAIT. “AI-Driven Mapping isn’t just a concept. It’s emerging as a competitive edge for firms looking to modernize and accelerate their compliance workflows.”

These findings come at a critical time for Asia-Pacific institutions preparing for the HKMA’s trade reporting rewrite, which takes effect on 29 September 2025. The update mandates stricter validation, the adoption of complex ISO 20022 message formats, standardized identifiers like UTI and UPI, and an expanded set of critical data elements (CDE). These changes demand exceptional data quality, integration speed, and architectural flexibility.​

FAIT conducted the survey in conjunction with its webinar on “AI and the HKMA Rewrite.” The session featured regulatory insights from Josephine Chung and compliance implementation lessons from Neil Fletcher. Finally, Hallmark concluded with a live demo of FAIT’s AI-driven mapping platform.

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Together with the previously released FAIT Analyze, the platform now enables an automated end-to-end integration lifecycle—from data mapping through to production delivery. Clients can transform mapping logic into executable code, configure source and target system connections, and deploy into live environments within minutes—without the need for handoffs to engineering or DevOps teams.

“We’ve always believed that integration isn’t just about connectivity—it’s about comprehension,” said Aaron Hallmark, Co-Founder and CEO of FAIT. “With FAIT Build and Run, we’re giving financial institutions the tools to execute that vision: from intelligent mapping to controlled, auditable deployment workflows.”

The FAIT platform supports a range of advanced capabilities critical for regulated markets, including:

• AI-driven mapping that empowers business analysts to independently generate, preview, and validate transformation logic without dependency on technical teams
• Automated transformation packaging that produces output in industry-standard formats such as ISO 20022
• Fine-grained control over test and production environments, with deployment configuration in seconds
• Real-time execution monitoring through a built-in runtime status engine, allowing users to track each record from source ingestion through target delivery
• Support for flexible deployment modes to accommodate a wide range of integration maturity and connectivity models

Clients are already using FAIT Build and Run in production to automate complex regulatory workflows, including reporting to trade repositories under regimes aligned with CPMI-IOSCO guidelines. These deployments include support for fully auditable data lineage and runtime feedback, dramatically reducing both turnaround time and operational risk.

The launch comes at a critical time for Asia-Pacific institutions preparing for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) trade reporting rewrite, which takes effect on 29 September 2025. The update mandates stricter validation, the adoption of complex ISO 20022 message formats, standardized identifiers such as UTI and UPI, and an expanded set of critical data elements (CDE). These changes demand exceptional data quality, integration speed, and architectural flexibility.​

“What we’re seeing across the region is that compliance is becoming a test of integration agility,” Hallmark added. “With FAIT, our clients can go from rule changes to testable production deployments in minutes—not months.”

FAIT’s platform is already being used by asset managers and financial institutions in APAC to support a variety of integration use cases, from regulatory compliance to custodian connectivity and internal system modernization. In the coming months, FAIT will expand access to its platform with a self-service offering designed to accelerate onboarding and hands-on evaluation for smaller teams.

About FAIT

FAIT is an enterprise SaaS platform that uses generative AI to automate business analysis, integration logic, and deployment workflows. By combining AI-driven mapping with automated runtime execution, FAIT accelerates complex data integrations by orders of magnitude—reducing time, cost, and human error. Founded by veterans of enterprise financial technology, FAIT is headquartered in Singapore and serves clients across the APAC region and beyond. Learn more at fait.ai.

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