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Reporting on fraud schemes, cyber attacks targeting financial systems, regulatory responses, and advancements in fraud prevention technologies.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Singapore Proposes Mandatory SMS Sender Registration to Combat Scams
By Darien Choong | 18/08/2022
IMDA proposes a transition period from October until the end of this year to give organisations time to register their sender IDs.
Cybersecurity
Malaysia Reassures Public After Data Breach at Payments Firm
By Editors | 15/08/2022
The iPay88 breach will be raised in a Cabinet meeting to discuss a proposal to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incident.
Anti-Money Laundering
INTERPOL Launches Global Money Mule Awareness Campaign
By Editors | 15/08/2022
The Japan-funded global campaign will run for two weeks until 26 August 2022 on social media, with support from 34 countries worldwide.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
China: Nine Execs Allegedly Linked to Semiconductor Fund Fraud
By Editors | 14/08/2022
Executives from a high-profile chipmaker, a fund that invested in it, and the manager of the fund are under investigation in a fraud and corruption probe.
Anti-Money Laundering
INTERPOL Calls for Urgent Action to Tackle Pollution Crime
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/08/2022
Document fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and corruption are common components of pollution crimes, which often have a nexus with organised crime.
Structural Regulation
RBI to Adopt New Measures to Regulate Digital Lending
By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2022
The measures include enhanced disclosures for borrowers, consent-based data collection, a cooling-off period for online loans, and the establishment of a new SRO.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Hong Kong Saw Almost HK$400m in Crypto Scams in H1 2022
By Editors | 11/08/2022
Crypt-related scams, job scams and online shopping scams made up the top three types of cybercrimes in Hong Kong in the first half of this year.
Anti-Money Laundering
US Secures Extradition of Former Crypto Exchange Operator
By Editors | 09/08/2022
Alexander Vinnik is alleged to have laundered more than $4bn through a crypto exchange he operated known as BTC-e until it was shut down in 2017.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Henan Fraud: Authorities Ramp Up Repayments to Bank Customers
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Chinese authorities in Henan and Anhui have repaid more depositors whose savings have been frozen for months.
Cryptocurrency
US Court Allows Voyager Digital to Return Cash to Customers
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Regulators have separately ordered the crypto brokerage to “immediately remove” false statements it made that suggested it was FDIC-insured.
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