Opinions & Analysis

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Indonesian Banks Warn Mule Accounts Are Bypassing Scam Controls

By Bradley Maclean | 27/07/2026

Roundtable participants said onboarding checks verify customer identity but not intent, allowing mule networks to flourish and drain funds before freezes take effect.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Australia Draws Its AI Line Around the Data Centre

By Bradley Maclean | 27/07/2026

Canberra will mandate AI standards for infrastructure and sovereignty, not supervision. For banks and insurers, authority remains with APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC.

Stablecoins

What Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Licences Say About The Path Ahead

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 21/07/2026

Rather than fitting stablecoins into existing rules for private money, Hong Kong is building a framework designed around future financial use cases.

Anti-Money Laundering

Australia Won’t Publish the Debanking Data it Called ‘Fundamental’

By Bradley Maclean | 17/07/2026

Treasury’s figures show AML concerns drive around half of customer exits at the major banks, but the underlying data remains unpublished.

Cybersecurity

Post-Quantum Push Exposes Widening Gap Between Regulators and FIs

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 30/06/2026

Despite accelerating cryptography timelines, many APAC entities still treat quantum risk as a distant concern.

Structural Regulation

Data Quality: Trade Reporting’s Next Big Challenge

By Oliver Williams | 26/06/2026

The focus of trade reporting has shifted from timeliness to data quality, requiring more resilient operational models, says DTCC's Oliver Williams.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Deeper Data Sharing Needed to Combat Industrialised Fraud

By Manesh Samtani | 25/06/2026

Experts at a Singapore conference argue voluntary partnerships are not enough, urging legal reforms and a mindset shift to disrupt networked criminal gangs.

Cryptocurrency

ASIC to Extend Crypto Licensing Deadline to September, Widen Scope

By Bradley Maclean | 24/06/2026

ASIC will extend the crypto licensing deadline to September, giving the industry more time before a compliance crackdown.

FIs Urged to Tackle Wildlife Crime to Identify Organised Syndicates

By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2026

Experts say environmental crime is deeply linked to money laundering and sanctions evasion, urging banks to use available data to disrupt networks.