AML / KYC

Crypto / Digital Assets

KoFIU Flags Surge in Suspicious Crypto Transactions

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2025

Suspicious transaction reports from virtual asset operators surged past 36,000 in the first eight months of 2025, with stablecoins increasingly implicated in illicit foreign exchange schemes.

AML / KYC

Malaysia’s 1MDB Deal with Goldman Sachs Faces Scrutiny: Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2025

The deal, struck in 2020 under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, replaced tougher terms sought by his predecessor and has since drawn criticism over secrecy and stalled asset recovery.

Sanctions

How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities

By Chandana Seshadri | 24/09/2025

The exploitation of identity management vulnerabilities by North Korean IT workers poses a systemic counter-proliferation and national security threat, writes Chandana Seshadri.

Securities / Derivatives

South Korea Busts KRW 100bn ‘Elite’ Stock Manipulation Ring

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

A new anti-fraud unit has raided suspects and frozen assets, deploying new powers for the first time in a major crackdown on market abuse.

AML / KYC

Malaysia Adopting AI and Digital Tools to Aid Anti-Corruption Efforts

By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2025

Malaysia is leveraging artificial intelligence to fight corruption, with a new national plan set to create a governance framework for the technology.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Court Orders $81 Million Seizure from Philippine Bank

By Editors | 23/09/2025

A Dhaka court has ordered the confiscation of funds from RCBC, more than nine years after the cyber heist suffered by Bangladesh Bank.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Taiwan Names First Nine Crypto Firms to Complete Stricter AML Registration

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

The FSC has set an end-September deadline for all existing virtual asset business operators to comply with stricter requirements.

AML / KYC

Bangladesh Seeks Interpol Red Notice Against Former Land Minister

By Mark Johnston | 23/09/2025

A Bangladesh court has ordered the issuance of an Interpol 'Red Notice' against former land minister and his wife, following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong to Exit Portugal Tax Haven Blacklist Next Year

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

The move, effective from January 2026, will remove punitive tax rates and ease compliance burdens for Hong Kong investors and companies.