AML / KYC

Fintech / Regtech

Korea Launches Mandatory Open Banking Block Service to Curb Fraud

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

New measure requires over 3,600 financial firms to offer a service blocking open banking access to combat sophisticated voice phishing scams.

AML / KYC

Experts Question Practical Utility of New FATF Terror Finance Report

By Manesh Samtani | 17/11/2025

A new comprehensive FATF report on terrorist financing is a useful overview but lacks prioritisation and effectiveness analysis, experts say.

Sanctions

US Lawmakers Probe Morgan Stanley's Due Diligence in China IPO

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

The bank faces questions over its role in the Hong Kong listing of a subsidiary of a US-blacklisted Chinese firm.

AML / KYC

Crypto Exchange Gemini Eyes Further Expansion in APAC Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 17/11/2025

Gemini is prioritising markets with clearer regulatory paths while localising products and navigating Asia's fragmented rulebooks, its APAC head says.

Enforcement

India Freezes Assets Linked to Scam Targeting Coinbase Users

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

India’s ED has attached INR 217.1 million in assets linked to a Coinbase phishing ring that stole user credentials via spoofed websites.

Sanctions

US Targets China, HK Firms in New Iran Sanctions Wave

By Mark Johnston | 17/11/2025

The sanctions targets include entities in China, Hong Kong and India that allegedly operate procurement networks supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and UAV production

Enforcement

Singapore Police Arrests Ex-Wirecard Asia Director

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/11/2025

The arrest follows coordinated raids across multiple countries as investigators unravel one of the world’s largest cross-border fraud and money-laundering schemes.

Fintech / Regtech

China's Capital Controls Fuelling Global Money Laundering Threat, RUSI Finds

By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2025

A new paper finds Chinese Money Laundering Organisations are a dominant global force, but concludes there is no public evidence of Chinese state direction.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Cybercrime Surges as AI-Powered Threats and Real-Time Scams Challenge Banks

By Nathan Lynch | 14/11/2025

AI-driven cyberattacks, real-time payment scams and “dynamic friction” were hot topics at this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival.