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Crypto / Digital Assets
KoFIU Announces Decision to Penalise Crypto Exchange Coinone for AML Failures
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/04/2026
KoFIU has sanctioned crypto exchange Coinone for extensive AML/CFT breaches, as a separate review reveals deep-seated internal control deficiencies.

AML / KYC
Australian Banks Exit 1,000+ Customers in Illicit Tobacco Crackdown
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/04/2026
AUSTRAC reports significant results from a targeted crackdown on illicit tobacco financing, with banks filing hundreds of suspicious matter reports.

Enforcement
China Levels Playing Field in New Anti-Graft Rules
By Mark Johnston | 15/04/2026
A new judicial interpretation targets new forms of corruption and, crucially, aligns criminal standards for private sector and public sector graft.

Enforcement
Singapore Jails Former Broker for S$15m Investment Fraud
By Nithya Subramanian | 14/04/2026
A former UOB Kay Hian dealer has been sentenced for a multi-year fraud that solicited funds from investors by falsely implicating the brokerage.

Enforcement
China Social Security Fund Vice Chairman Under Graft Probe
By Mark Johnston | 14/04/2026
The investigation is targeting Wang Wenling, a long-serving executive who oversaw securities investments for China’s National Council for Social Security Fund.

Enforcement
Australia Proposes Tougher Penalties for Tax Practitioners After PwC Tax Leaks Scandal
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/04/2026
Treasury releases draft legislation to significantly strengthen the TPB’s powers, introducing criminal penalties and higher fines.

Enforcement
Thailand Seizes Further $260 Million in Major Anti-Scam Crackdown
By Mark Johnston | 14/04/2026
Authorities have now frozen over USD 620 million in assets linked to a transnational cybercrime ring, signalling a major multi-agency regulatory enforcement effort.

Enforcement
Indonesia Orders Banks to Block Over 33,000 Accounts in Gambling Crackdown
By Editors | 14/04/2026
OJK is requiring banks to conduct enhanced due diligence as part of a wider enforcement push against illegal financial activities.

Fintech / Regtech
FSS Korea Proposes Suspension, Fine for Lotte Card Data Breach
By Editors | 13/04/2026
FSS notified Lotte Card of severe proposed sanctions over a significant customer data leak, including a 4.5-month business suspension.
Enforcement
Bithumb Pursuing Legal Action to Recover Assets Lost in BTC Payout Error
By Mark Johnston | 13/04/2026
Some users argue that they have no obligation to return bitcoin that was distributed to them as a result of Bithumb's operational failure.
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