Bank Negara Malaysia

Cybersecurity

Bursa Malaysia Unveils Cyber Resilience Framework for Stock Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 12/11/2025

The nine-pillar cyber resilience framework aims to bolster defences and reinforce investor confidence following the unauthorised trades incident earlier this year.

Anti-Money Laundering

BIS-led Project Mandala Enters Phase 2 to Automate Cross-border Payments

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/11/2025

The second phase will include new participants, test scalability, expand use cases, and explore programmable compliance for digital assets.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysian Association Seeks Transparency in Bank Account Closures

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2025

The ACCM has asked BNM to introduce transparent procedures and an independent appeal process for sudden bank account closures, as legitimate businesses are being unfairly affected.

Tokenisation

Malaysia to Draft National Blockchain Policy for Post-2025 Roadmap

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/11/2025

The government is forming a National Blockchain Policy Task Force to chart the country’s post-2025 direction, boost transparency, and align with regulatory frameworks from SC and BNM.

Anti-Money Laundering

BNM Fines JAGS Money for AML/CFT and Receipt Failures

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/11/2025

BNM imposed an administrative penalty and compound totalling MYR 87,000 on JAGS Money for breaching AML and record-keeping rules.

Tokenisation

BNM Charts Roadmap for Asset Tokenisation in Finance Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 31/10/2025

New discussion paper sets guiding principles for safe tokenisation trials, stressing regulated access, focus on traditional assets, and preservation of ringgit stability.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

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.

CBDCs

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.

Trading & Investment

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.