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Financial Crime
Cryptocurrency
Indian Government Reviewing Stance on Cryptocurrencies – Report
By Nithya Subramanian | 05/02/2025
The government is planning to review a discussion paper on cryptocurrencies it had initially planned to release last September.
Market Abuse
JPX Cuts Pay of Top Executives Over Insider Trading Case
By Thisanka Siripala | 05/02/2025
JPX also released a report prepared by an independent directors’ investigation committee, which described the insider trading case as “unprecedented”
PEPs & Sanctions
US to Restore “Maximum Pressure” Campaign on Iran
By Manesh Samtani | 05/02/2025
Presidential memo directs the Treasury to enforce sanctions compliance and rescind any relief provided to Iran through licences or guidance.
Cryptocurrency
Russia to Establish Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment
By Editors | 04/02/2025
Russia’s move to legalise crypto mining is part of broader efforts to create an additional mechanism to circumvent Western sanctions.
Payments & Settlements
SEBI Proposes to Assign Unique UPI Handles for Securities Market
By Nithya Subramanian | 04/02/2025
Assigning unique UPI handles to SEBI-registered market intermediaries will allow investors to verify that their payments are going to authorised entities
PEPs & Sanctions
Australia Sanctions Online White Supremacist Network ‘Terrorgram’
By Editors | 04/02/2025
Australia sanctioned Terrorgram, four other entities that promote “violent extremist ideologies”, and the new leader of Hezbollah.
PEPs & Sanctions
China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs and New Export Controls
By Manesh Samtani | 04/02/2025
China announced retaliatory tariffs, new export controls, an investigation into Google, and added 2 US firms to its “unreliable entities” list.
Anti-Money Laundering
Korea to Establish Cryptocrime Division at Seoul Prosecutors’ Office
By Editors | 04/02/2025
The Seoul Prosecutors’ Office launched a Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Team in July 2023. The team is being formalised as a permanent division.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Hong Kong Court Jails Ex-Lawmaker for Defrauding Stock Exchange
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/02/2025
A father and son were jailed for concealing a backdoor listing from the stock exchange. A third individual was jailed for laundering HKD 42 million.
KYC & CDD
Big Four Australian Banks Start Using ConnectID System
By Thisanka Siripala | 04/02/2025
Over 10 million customers will be able to verify their identities using ConnectID without sharing unnecessary personal information
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