We are delighted to announce that the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has won two awards: ‘Best Reference Data Provider’ for the ANNA Service Bureau (ASB), and ‘Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year’ for its partnership with the Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF) at the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2025.
As Asia-Pacific's leading regulatory awards programme, these awards recognise financial institutions, technology providers, regulators, policymakers, and advisory firms that are shaping and adapting the evolving APAC regulatory landscape. The programme celebrates those driving progress in compliance, managing risks, fostering resilience, and safeguarding market integrity.
ANNA is the central membership organisation for global Numbering Agencies, serving as the identification and Registration Authority for the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) and Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN) standards, under appointment by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The ‘Best Reference Data Provider’ award recognises the ANNA ASB, which serves as the definitive global source for financial and referential instrument identification data, providing the world’s only directly sourced collection of ISIN codes and related reference information. Through its centralised platform for standardised identifier data, the ASB supports organisations in meeting compliance obligations and assists authorities with their oversight capabilities.
The ‘Digital Assets Industry Collaboration of the Year’ acknowledges the ANNA/DTI Foundation partnership which was launched in October 2023 to facilitate the introduction of an innovative new International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) to identify crypto assets.
ANNA’s new XT-ISIN and the DTI Foundation’s Digital Token Identifier (DTI) are complementary and interoperable ISO identifiers with distinct yet connected functions, jointly enhancing market transparency. Their integration simplifies processes, reduces costs, and strengthens overall market interoperability.
Stephan Dreyer, Managing Director of ANNA, said: "We are so proud that ANNA has been recognised with not one, but two, awards at the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence. The ASB and the ANNA/DTIF partnership are designed to support the ever-changing demands of regulatory evolution, hence it is an honour to be acknowledged for the ongoing development of a financial instrument identifier framework that underpins the integrity of the APAC, and all global, financial systems.”
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