Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Reporting on fraud schemes, cyber attacks targeting financial systems, regulatory responses, and advancements in fraud prevention technologies.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Bangladesh Plans to Launch Central Registry to Prevent Mortgage Fraud

    By Editors | 02/02/2026

    The new system will create a central registry for collateral, mandatory for large loans, to prevent the use of single assets for multiple borrowings.

    AI Risk & Governance

    Malaysia to Table AI Governance Bill to Boost Investor Confidence

    By Nithya Subramanian | 02/02/2026

    The bill is aimed at tackling deepfakes and AI-enabled scams while providing legal clarity to support responsible innovation, strengthen public trust and attract domestic and foreign investment.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    China Probes $1.4bln Collapse of Gold Trading Platform

    By Editors | 02/02/2026

    An unlicensed Shenzhen platform using a 'pre-pricing' model failed after a gold rally, prompting an official investigation into huge losses.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    China Executes Scam Kingpins From Billion-dollar Myanmar Fraud Network

    By Editors | 30/01/2026

    The executions are part of Beijing’s crackdown on cross-border cyber-fraud syndicates that authorities say are responsible for tens of billions of dollars in losses annually.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korea Dismantles Scam Network in Record Repatriation from Cambodia

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/01/2026

    Police arrest 55 suspects in a historic transfer, targeting organised groups that used impersonation and deepfake technology to defraud hundreds.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    BOT Seeks IMF, World Bank Support to Combat Digital Fraud

    By Nithya Subramanian | 29/01/2026

    The 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings will discuss ways strengthen consumer protection and safeguard confidence in the financial system.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    South Korea to Launch One-Stop System for Illegal Lending Victims

    By Mark Johnston | 29/01/2026

    Proposed legal amendments will allow a single report to trigger simultaneous relief measures and expand the powers of the Credit Counseling & Recovery Service.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australian Finance Sector Unites to Combat Abuse of Financial Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2026

    A new industry-wide alliance aims to provide tools for over 200 lenders to proactively prevent the misuse of financial products.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Nasdaq-Listed Firm Laundered Billions for Asian Scam Groups - Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2026

    A CapitalWatch report alleges that US ad-tech firm AppLovin served as a "laundromat" for illicit funds from criminal networks in China and Cambodia.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Illicit Crypto Flows Reached Record $158b in 2025 - Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2026

    Chinese-language escrow services processed over $100 bn, becoming a core settlement layer for cross-border illicit finance.

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