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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Bendigo Bank Blocks “High-risk” Payments to Crypto Exchanges

    By Editors | 31/07/2023

    New rules for instant payments to crypto exchanges are designed to primarily target investment scams, Bendigo Bank said.

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    AML / KYC

    SEBI Considers Tweaks to Derivatives Market Onboarding Process

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 31/07/2023

    SEBI dismissed media reports that suggested the regulator was seeking to impose curbs on retail participation in derivative markets.

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    AML / KYC

    Malaysia Records Surging Suspicious Transactions and Scams

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/07/2023

    Bank Negara Malaysia’s deputy governor revealed that the central bank’s financial intelligence unit saw a nearly 30 percent increase in suspicious transaction reports compared to the previous year.

    AML / KYC

    India Arrests Four in Bribery Case, Including Ministry Officials

    By Editors | 31/07/2023

    CBI arrested four individuals, including three Ministry of Corporate Affairs officials, in a bribery case linked to Alok Industries.

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    AML / KYC

    More Officials Under Probe as China Broaden’s Anti Corruption Campaign

    By Editors | 31/07/2023

    Beijing intensifies anti-corruption efforts, investigating a high-ranking rural banking official and expelling another four senior Communist Party officials.

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    AML / KYC

    HKMA, SFC Offer New Guidance on Suitability Obligations

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2023

    HKMA and SFC say intermediaries can tailor their point-of-sale procedures to the personal circumstances of sophisticated professional investors.

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    AML / KYC

    KoFIU is Ramping Up Efforts to Combat Crypto-related Crime

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2023

    KoFIU will strengthen inspections, impose sanctions for violations, and disclose the results of investigations to promote legal compliance.

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    AML / KYC

    Worldcoin’s Global Launch Raises Regulatory Concerns

    By Editors | 29/07/2023

    UK, French and German regulators are looking into privacy concerns associated with Worldcoin’s iris-scanning data collection practices.

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    AML / KYC

    UK Updates Guidance to Implement Travel Rule for Cryptoasset Transfers

    By Editors | 29/07/2023

    The proposed guidance specifies the information on originators and beneficiaries that crypto exchanges and wallet providers must send, receive and verify as part of a cryptoasset transfer.

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    Enforcement

    Taiwan Telecoms Fined for Failing to Prevent Exploitation by Scammers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/07/2023

    Taiwan Star and Strait-Telecom were fined for failing to check and verify the identities of service applicants, a breach of the Telecommunications Management Act.

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