Malaysia

ESG / Sustainability

Bursa Malaysia Urges Belt and Road Nations to Support ASEAN Carbon Plan

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2025

Under Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship, Bursa Malaysia is driving efforts to develop a common carbon framework and attract Belt and Road investment to boost the region’s green finance ecosystem.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Launches World's First-Ever Carbon Credit Sukuk

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2025

The Climate Sukuk blends Islamic finance, carbon credits and digital innovation to fund verified climate projects and advance sustainable finance innovation.

AML / KYC

ASEAN Forms Working Group Targeting Financial and Cyber-enabled Crime

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/10/2025

The dedicated working group on money laundering is aimed at bolstering regional action against financial crime, cyber scams, and other transnational threats.

AML / KYC

Malaysian Consumer Group Seeks Tougher Penalties for Telcos Over Rising Scams

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/10/2025

The Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association is calling on the government to fine telcos up to MYR 50,000 for lax SIM registration procedures.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BNM to Complete Domestic Wholesale CBDC Trial by Year-End

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/10/2025

The initiative, alongside cross-border projects such as Project Dunbar and Project Mandala, aims to strengthen payment systems while deepening DLT and tokenisation.

Sanctions

FinCEN Flags Key Asian Hubs in Iran Sanctions Evasion Analysis

By Manesh Samtani | 28/10/2025

A new FinCEN report details how shell and oil companies in Hong Kong and Singapore facilitated transactions to evade sanctions.

Sanctions

FATF Adopts First Mutual Evaluation Reports Under New Methodology

By Manesh Samtani | 27/10/2025

The FATF also removed four countries from the 'grey list' and adopted new guidance on asset recovery and emerging risks from AI and deepfakes.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia’s Islamic Banks to Jointly Deepen Market Collaboration

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/10/2025

The agreements between the banks reinforce regulatory efforts to deepen interbank collaboration and enhance governance within the Islamic financial market.

AML / KYC

BNM Mandates Written Notices for AML-Linked Account Closures

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/10/2025

Banks must issue written notices detailing reasons and appeal rights for accounts flagged under AML and scam suspicions.