Enforcement

Enforcement

Bangladesh Bank Probes Internal System Breach Involving Fraud

By Editors | 31/10/2025

Officials’ passwords were allegedly used to steal BDT 2.5 million, prompting a multi-agency investigation and the freezing of bank accounts.

Enforcement

India: HDFC Bank Executives Placed on Leave for Bond Mis-selling

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/10/2025

HDFC Bank is investigating claims that customers were mis-sold Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds, following compliance lapses flagged by Dubai’s financial regulator.

Enforcement

India’s CBI Says Shell Firms Routed Yes Bank Funds to Anil Ambani Group

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/10/2025

The probe found a network of “Project Infrastructure Layering Entities” used to disguise fund transfers from Yes Bank to Reliance Group subsidiaries.

Enforcement

Korea Busts Ring Laundering for Cambodia-Based Fraud Group

By Editors | 31/10/2025

Police said the group used fake bank and cryptocurrency accounts to process funds from an investment scam operating from a dedicated crime complex.

AML / KYC

Mumbai Court Remands Ex-Bank of India Officer in Fraud Probe

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/10/2025

The court cited need for deeper probe into alleged misappropriation of customer funds and links to gambling, crypto trading.

Enforcement

Personal Liability: The New Weapon in Financial Crime Enforcement

By Nathan Lynch | 31/10/2025

Regulators across the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly targeting individuals as a critical weapon in their crackdown on financial crime.

Enforcement

ASIC Bans Ex-Director for 'Fees for No Service' Reporting Failure

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/10/2025

ASIC has banned Brendan Rodwell for two years for failing to ensure his firm reported misconduct by a corporate authorised representative.

AML / KYC

Cambodia Calls for Global Cooperation to Tackle Online Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2025

NBC Governor, Chea Serey, stressed that cybercrime is a shared international challenge even as it bolsters its own AML/CFT framework.

Enforcement

China Jails Five in CNY 1.2 Billion Crypto Foreign Exchange Case

By Editors | 30/10/2025

The Beijing court ruling underscores a national crackdown on the use of stablecoins to bypass China's strict capital controls.