Cryptocurrency

Korea's Jeonbuk Bank Launches First Bitcoin-Backed Corporate Loans

19/10/2026

Jeonbuk Bank has executed South Korea’s first KRW-denominated corporate loan collateralised by Bitcoin, utilising a third-party custody structure to navigate existing regulations.

Anti-Money Laundering

Vietnam Proposes Tougher Penalties for Gambling and Lottery Violations

19/10/2026

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has drafted new decrees to tighten administrative enforcement and align gambling sector regulations with AML laws.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Thai Police Dismantle Transnational Investment Scam

19/10/2026

Thai authorities have arrested 39 suspects and seized over THB 500 million in assets linked to a transnational investment scam and money laundering syndicate.

Structural Regulation

Industrial Bank of Korea Launches Vietnam Subsidiary After Nine-Year Wait

19/10/2026

The Korean state-run lender becomes Vietnam's tenth wholly foreign-owned bank subsidiary, with a mandate to support SMEs and Korean businesses.

Market Risk

Indonesia Intervenes as Stock Market Plunges Following MSCI Warning

18/10/2026

Bank Indonesia has pledged continuous market intervention after the rupiah breached 18,000 per dollar and stock trading was temporarily halted.

Australia Raises Telco Penalties Under New Consumer Safeguards

18/10/2026

Parliament has passed legislation increasing maximum corporate penalties for telecommunications providers to AUD 10 million, aligning enforcement powers with the financial sector.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Charges Eight Over Embezzlement at Co-operative Bank

16/10/2026

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering chargesheet against eight individuals linked to embezzlement at New India Co-operative Bank.

Anti-Money Laundering

Indonesia FIU Advances AML Efforts in Mining Sector

16/10/2026

PPATK has signed an agreement with a state mining holding company to combat green financial crime.

Structural Regulation

Taiwan State-Owned Asset Managers Agree Four-Way Merger

16/10/2026

Taiwan is set to consolidate four state-owned asset management companies into a single entity to strengthen their competitiveness against private-sector rivals.