AML / KYC

AML / KYC

Japan Securities Account Hacks Surged in April: FSA

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2025

The FSA data shows 4,852 cases of unauthorised account access in April, compared to 1,420 in March and just 65 in January.

AML / KYC

Project Aurora’s Vision for the Future of Financial Crime Prevention

By Bradley Maclean | 08/05/2025

Beju Shah discusses Project Aurora, which explores new ways of combatting money laundering taking a data driven approach.

Enforcement

US Settles Credit Suisse Tax Evasion Probe Involving Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

From 2014 to 2023, Credit Suisse’s Singapore branch held over USD 2 billion in undeclared accounts for US taxpayers.

AML / KYC

Philippine Stock Exchange Signs Legal Aid Pact with Bar Association

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/05/2025

Under the agreement, stock market investors can receive free legal assistance to address harms such as those caused by securities fraud.

Sanctions

US Sanctions Myanmar’s KNA and its Leader Over Cyber Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

The sanctions were imposed for the harm KNA and its leaders caused to US citizens through cyber scam operations.

AML / KYC

Southeast Asia’s Evolving Scam Landscape: Brute Force and ‘Poly-Criminality’

By Nathan Lynch | 07/05/2025

Rebecca Miller discusses the evolution of scam centres in Southeast Asia and the role of the financial sector in combatting this crime.

AML / KYC

Japanese Securities Firms to Compensate Account Hack Victims

By Editors | 06/05/2025

Ten securities firms have agreed to compensate victims of accounts that have been hacked and used in unauthorised stock trading

Fintech / Regtech

BOT to Set Strict Standards to Curb Cyber Fraud

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025

Banks and e-money firms will be liable for damages if they don’t adopt strict anti-fraud measures such as biometric verification.

AML / KYC

The Skinny on Scams: Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore Focus on Financial Deception

By Nathan Lynch | 06/05/2025

Nathan Lynch explores the lessons from the different approaches to managing the sophistication and scale of the burgeoning “scam industry”.