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Fintech / Regtech
India Raids Payment Firms in Digital Lending App Probe
By Editors | 06/09/2022
The Enforcement Directorate said digital loan app providers involved in extortion and harassment of members of the public are controlled and operated by Chinese persons.
Enforcement
Singapore Jails Five Former Remisiers for False Trading
By Editors | 06/09/2022
The five were former remisiers for Phillip Securities, OCBC Securities, DBS Vickers Securities, and Maybank Kim Eng Securities.
AML / KYC
China: Liaoning Officials Probed Following Two Bank Failures
By Editors | 06/09/2022
Among them, two CBIRC officials are accused of failing in their supervisory duties and for accepting bribes in exchange for favours.
Enforcement
Singapore: StanChart RM Charged for Unauthorised Access to Customer Data
By Editors | 06/09/2022
The relationship manager used the computers of other bank staff to access the personal information and transactional history of another StanChart employee.
AML / KYC
US Fed Ends HSBC 2012 Deferred Prosecution Agreement
By Editors | 06/09/2022
HSBC welcomed the decision, saying its employees have worked hard over the last decade to transform the bank’s financial crime risk management capabilities.
Securities / Derivatives
SFC Suspends Rifa Futures Exec Over ‘Xinguanjia’ Trading Software
By Editors | 06/09/2022
In July, Rifa Futures became the fourth firm to be fined over the use of Xinguanjia. The firm’s managing director has now been suspended for 8 months.
Enforcement
Thai SEC Penalises Bitkub CTO for Insider Trading Violations
By Editors | 05/09/2022
Bitkub’s CTO bought the company’s own digital token, KUB Coin, based on inside information about a proposed acquisition by Siam Commercial Bank.
Enforcement
Korean Authorities Arrest 16 Over Illegal FX Transactions
By Editors | 05/09/2022
In some cases, funds were remitted overseas via commercial banks, disguised as payments for trade businesses to exploit the “Kimchi premium”.
AML / KYC
German Prosecutors Raid JP Morgan as Part of Cum-Ex Probe
By Editors | 04/09/2022
Around 1,500 people are currently under investigation across 50 international and domestic financial institutions and brokers.
Enforcement
Thai SEC Files Suit Against Company Chairman Fake Vaccine Deal
By Editors | 03/09/2022
The chairman disseminated false statements to various media outlets last year saying his company had signed a contract to import Phizer’s Covid-19 vaccines.
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