AML / KYC

    Market Infrastructure

    AMRO Calls on ASEAN+3 Policymakers to Tackle Stablecoin Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/11/2025

    AMRO calls for coordinated regulation to manage financial stability and monetary sovereignty risks from new payment technologies.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Bahrain, Singapore Launch Digital Infrastructure to De-Risk Trade Finance

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/11/2025

    The cross-border initiative aims to create a digital ledger to boost bank confidence and unlock critical funding for small businesses.

    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Warns Payment Platforms Over Child Exploitation Risks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025

    AUSTRAC is urging firms to leverage its guidance to detect and report illicit payments for abuse material.

    Enforcement

    India Remands University Founder in Money Laundering, Terror Finance Probe

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2025

    The investigation is part of a multi-agency probe that intensified after a terror blast in Delhi on 10 November that killed more than a dozen people.

    AML / KYC

    India Links 27 Crypto Exchanges to ‘Coin Laundry’ Scam

    By Nithya Subramanian | 19/11/2025

    The laundering network used fake investment apps, mule accounts and rapid crypto conversions to move INR 6.23 billion through 27 exchanges undetected.

    AML / KYC

    India: SBI Chief Proposes National Financial Grid to Curb Fraud

    By Nithya Subramanian | 19/11/2025

    The proposed unified digital infrastructure linking India’s financial systems will help combat fraud and improve real-time risk detection across banks and fintechs.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    The Great Bitcoin Freeze: How the DOJ Snatched $15bn from a Cambodian Crypto Empire

    By Nathan Lynch | 19/11/2025

    Amid the excitement about the DOJ's record $15bn bitcoin seizure from Prince Group one question still remains unanswered: how did US authorities obtain assets held in cryptographically secure cold storage wallets?

    Enforcement

    Korea Customs Service Targets Crypto, Trade Finance in New Crackdown

    By Mark Johnston | 19/11/2025

    KCS launches special taskforce to block illicit funds from transnational crime, focusing on crypto and TBML.

    AML / KYC

    AUSTRAC Unveils New Platform to Modernise Financial Crime Reporting

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2025

    The new AUSTRAC Online portal aims to simplify compliance for over 17,000 regulated businesses, concluding a multi-year systems transformation.

    AML / KYC

    China and Germany Deepen Financial Ties with Regulatory Pacts

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

    The agreement covers expanded bond and equity market access, regulatory cooperation on banking supervision, and alignment on green finance standards.

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