ENFORCEMENT

    Enforcement

    Thailand’s AI-Powered Cybercrime Law Prevents THB 5.9bn Losses

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/07/2025

    Within three months, authorities froze nearly 182,000 bank accounts and taken down over 33,000 malicious websites.

    Enforcement

    Australian Court Rejects ASIC's ‘Finder Earn’ Product Appeal

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/07/2025

    ASIC says the court’s decision highlights challenges in applying Australia’s existing financial services laws to crypto-asset products

    Enforcement

    Hong Kong PCPD Probes Cathay Pacific Data Breach

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/07/2025

    The compliance check into a Cathay Pacific data breach follows a recent investigation into a Qantas data breach, signalling heightened regulatory scrutiny on data protection in the city.

    Capital / Liquidity

    India’s Supreme Court Allows CBI to File 22 Cases Against Banks and Builders

    By Nithya Subramanian | 25/07/2025

    The court cited “substantial evidence” of collusion between banks and real estate developers, exposing violations of lending norms under the now-controversial subvention scheme.

    Enforcement

    IFTI Business: The Story Behind PayPal's Epic Enforceable Undertaking

    By Nathan Lynch | 25/07/2025

    The completion of PayPal’s Enforceable Undertaking with AUSTRAC brings to a close one of the most extraordinary chapters in AML/CTF supervision.

    Enforcement

    SEBI to Place MCX on Regulatory Review After Market Outage - Report

    By Mark Johnston | 25/07/2025

    SEBI is reported to be considering action against MCX following a technical glitch that caused a trading halt on Wednesday.

    Enforcement

    Australian Police, Banks Issue Joint Warning on Money Mule Accounts

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2025

    ABA CEO Anna Bligh described the use of mule accounts as a "key tactic in a criminal’s playbook" and effectively a "getaway vehicle" for scammers.

    Enforcement

    US PCAOB Revokes Hong Kong Audit Firm's Registration

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2025

    Centurion ZD CPA & Co. and its owner have been permanently barred after the PCAOB found major violations in the 2021 audit of Luckin Coffee.

    Enforcement

    New Zealand Debt Collector Fined for Misleading Conduct

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/07/2025

    The firm, Law Debt Collection and its director, John Stuart Campbell, were prosecuted by the Commerce Commission for wrongfully threatening debtors with credit defaults.

    Enforcement

    New Zealand Regulator Clears Banks of Cartel Conduct in Climate Alliance Probe

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/07/2025

    The Commerce Commission found no evidence that five banks coordinated lending policies under the Net-Zero Banking Alliance framework.

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