AML / KYC

Fintech / Regtech

Indonesian Banking Roundtable Highlights Need for Real-Time Fraud Prevention

By Nathan Lynch | 26/11/2025

Indonesian financial institutions are pushing for proactive fraud prevention as scams proliferate across the Asia-Pacific region.

AML / KYC

Korea Tightens AML Requirements to Combat Transnational Crime

By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2025

FIs are directed to strengthen oversight over offshore units, and KoFIU is introducing a mass suspicious transaction reporting mechanism.

AML / KYC

Singapore Widens Probe into Prince Group, Raids Car Leasing Firm

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/11/2025

Authorities have expanded a money-laundering investigation linked to Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, targeting a local car-leasing firm in new raids and arrests.

AML / KYC

Thailand Cracks Down on Illicit Finance, Nominee Shareholders

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/11/2025

Thailand will impose new reporting, KYC, and in-person verification rules to combat grey capital flows and the use of nominee shareholders and money mules by criminal enterprises.

Enforcement

UK Details How Laundering Network Bought Kyrgyz Bank to Evade Sanctions

By Manesh Samtani | 25/11/2025

NCA revealed a billion-dollar scheme that used cash-to-crypto swaps and the purchase of Kyrgyzstan-based Keremet Bank to launder criminal funds.

Enforcement

US Indicts Four in Illicit Nvidia Chip Supply Chain Spanning Malaysia and Thailand

By Mark Johnston | 25/11/2025

Alleged conspiracy involving USD 3.89 million in wire transfers and shell companies highlights sanctions evasion risks in cross-border trade.

AML / KYC

Thailand Political Elites Shield Scam Gangs, Says Anti-Corruption Chief

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/11/2025

Influential elites and officials are taking bribes to protect cyber-scam networks, undermining the government’s efforts to dismantle criminal operations, says the head of the ACT.

Market Infrastructure

Swift Officially Ends Support for Legacy MT Messaging Standard

By Manesh Samtani | 25/11/2025

The end of the Swift MT coexistence period ushers in an era of richer data, though hurdles remain even for firms that switched to ISO 20022 on time.

AML / KYC

Thailand Bans Links in SMS and Email to Curb Online Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 25/11/2025

Thailand has expanded its crackdown on digital fraud with a nationwide ban on links in official SMS and email messages, building on earlier financial and telecom rules.