AML / KYC

Fintech / Regtech

Malaysia: MyDigital ID Partners Banks, Fintechs to Roll Out Digital Verification

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/02/2026

MyDigital ID has partnered with 15 banks and fintech firms to integrate real-time e-verification into onboarding and transactions to combat digital fraud.

Enforcement

Pakistan, Sri Lanka to Forge Joint Strategy on Cybercrime, Financial Fraud

By Editors | 17/02/2026

The two nations have agreed to enhance security cooperation and conduct joint law enforcement training to combat transnational criminal mafias.

Fintech / Regtech

Claws of Crime: Local AI Agents Pose Fresh Threat for AML/CTF Teams

By Nathan Lynch | 17/02/2026

Locally run AI agents like OpenClaw, operating beyond cloud guardrails on cheap hardware, risk unleashing a cottage industry of sophisticated financial crime.

AML / KYC

Taiwan Proposes Stricter Bank Account Rules to Combat Fraud

By Mark Johnston | 17/02/2026

Draft rules expand suspicious account definitions, empower banks to refuse transactions, and allow direct notification to prosecutors for urgent cases.

AML / KYC

BOT Drafts Stricter Rules for Cash Transactions to Curb Financial Crime

By Mark Johnston | 16/02/2026

The BOT is consulting on new rules requiring identity verification for cash deposits and withdrawals to combat illicit financial flows.

Enforcement

Thailand's AMLO Seeks Forfeiture of THB 13b in Scam-Linked Assets

By Mark Johnston | 16/02/2026

AMLO moves to forfeit assets across four major fraud cases tied to Cambodia-based criminal networks and their Thai associates.

Securities / Derivatives

SEBI Proposes to Ease Reporting Norms for Stockbrokers

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/02/2026

SEBI consultation proposes limiting bank and demat account reporting requirements, especially for primary dealers, to reduce compliance burden.

Fintech / Regtech

What Singapore’s AML Leaders Are Learning About AI – the Hard Way

By Bradley Maclean | 16/02/2026

A closed-door industry roundtable highlights how MAS scrutiny, auditor oversight and data constraints are turning AI adoption from a compliance solution into a more exacting test of execution and accountability.

AML / KYC

Cambodia Drafts New Law to Bolster Crackdown on Online Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/02/2026

The draft law is a high-priority move to protect the public, safeguard Cambodia’s digital economy and curb escalating technology-based fraud losses.