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Market Infrastructure
China to Impose Strict New Cybercrime Duties on Financial Firms
By Manesh Samtani | 03/02/2026
New rules mandate dynamic ID checks, payment monitoring, and cross-border asset freezes, with heavy penalties for non-compliance by financial service providers.

AML / KYC
FSC Korea to Double Pool of Appointed AML Sanctions Committee Experts
By Mark Johnston | 03/02/2026
The FSC has proposed expanding its sanctions committee to handle a rising caseload and ensure diverse expertise in deliberations.

AML / KYC
Indonesia FIU Flags IDR 2 Quadrillion in Suspect Funds from 2025 STRs
By Editors | 02/02/2026
PPATK highlights significant flows from illegal mining and tax evasion, while noting a 20% drop in online gambling transactions.

Trending
Taiwan Eyes Tax Breaks, New Regulations to Develop Wealth Hub
By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2026
FSC links financial sector expansion to national security, while defending controversial accounting changes for the island's US$1 trillion insurance industry.

Capital / Liquidity
Bangladesh Plans to Launch Central Registry to Prevent Mortgage Fraud
By Editors | 02/02/2026
The new system will create a central registry for collateral, mandatory for large loans, to prevent the use of single assets for multiple borrowings.

Fintech / Regtech
Malaysia to Table AI Governance Bill to Boost Investor Confidence
By Nithya Subramanian | 02/02/2026
The bill is aimed at tackling deepfakes and AI-enabled scams while providing legal clarity to support responsible innovation, strengthen public trust and attract domestic and foreign investment.

AML / KYC
EU, Vietnam Agree to Cooperate on Banking Supervision, AML, Sustainable Finance
By Mark Johnston | 02/02/2026
New Comprehensive Strategic Partnership includes commitments to align financial standards, combat sanctions circumvention and develop emissions trading systems.

Securities / Derivatives
China Probes $1.4bln Collapse of Gold Trading Platform
By Editors | 02/02/2026
An unlicensed Shenzhen platform using a 'pre-pricing' model failed after a gold rally, prompting an official investigation into huge losses.

Enforcement
China Executes Scam Kingpins From Billion-dollar Myanmar Fraud Network
By Editors | 30/01/2026
The executions are part of Beijing’s crackdown on cross-border cyber-fraud syndicates that authorities say are responsible for tens of billions of dollars in losses annually.

AML / KYC
Korea Dismantles Scam Network in Record Repatriation from Cambodia
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/01/2026
Police arrest 55 suspects in a historic transfer, targeting organised groups that used impersonation and deepfake technology to defraud hundreds.
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