Anti-Money Laundering

Anti-Money Laundering

HKMA Sets 24-Month Roadmap for AI in Financial Crime Fight

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2026

The HKMA has told financial institutions to deliver measurable results from using AI in AML/CFT within two years.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan Police Arrest OTC Dealers in Stablecoin Laundering Case

By Mark Johnston | 23/06/2026

The arrests in Osaka highlight a regulatory gap in Japan’s oversight of over-the-counter crypto asset trading used to launder the proceeds of fraud.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippines Bolsters Financial Probe Capacity for Environmental Crimes

By Editors | 23/06/2026

The government is training prosecutors and investigators to tackle illicit financial flows linked to environmental offences ahead of a key money laundering evaluation.

Anti-Money Laundering

Japan’s FSA Orders Moomoo Securities to Halt New Client Onboarding

By Mark Johnston | 23/06/2026

The regulator has imposed a three-month suspension, citing significant failures in compliance, customer protection, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity controls.

Market Abuse

Sri Lanka SEC Secured Record Settlement in 2025 Enforcement Drive

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/06/2026

The securities regulator has stepped up enforcement actions under the new SEC Act, collecting over LKR 200 million in disclosed penalties for market misconduct.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Indonesia: Former OJK Official Detained in Fraud Probe

By Editors | 22/06/2026

A former senior OJK official is being held as a suspect in an alleged fraud and embezzlement case involving Islamic finance firm PT Dana Syariah Indonesia.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

APG Co-Chair Details Findings from New Typologies Research

By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2026

Speaking at a Regulation Asia event, Mitsutoshi Kajikawa shared preliminary insights from a major APG typologies project co-led by Indonesia and the UNODC.

Structural Regulation

India Pension Regulator Sets New Audit Rules for Intermediaries

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/06/2026

The directive requires PoP service providers of the NPS to undergo periodic external audits to ensure operational and regulatory compliance.

Cryptocurrency

Sri Lanka Signals Major Shift Towards Regulating Virtual Assets

By Editors | 22/06/2026

The digital economy ministry and securities regulator held a high-level forum to develop a regulatory roadmap for virtual assets.