AML / KYC

    Sanctions

    How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities

    By Chandana Seshadri | 24/09/2025

    The exploitation of identity management vulnerabilities by North Korean IT workers poses a systemic counter-proliferation and national security threat, writes Chandana Seshadri.

    Securities / Derivatives

    South Korea Busts KRW 100bn ‘Elite’ Stock Manipulation Ring

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

    A new anti-fraud unit has raided suspects and frozen assets, deploying new powers for the first time in a major crackdown on market abuse.

    AML / KYC

    Malaysia Adopting AI and Digital Tools to Aid Anti-Corruption Efforts

    By Mark Johnston | 24/09/2025

    Malaysia is leveraging artificial intelligence to fight corruption, with a new national plan set to create a governance framework for the technology.

    AML / KYC

    Bangladesh Court Orders $81 Million Seizure from Philippine Bank

    By Editors | 23/09/2025

    A Dhaka court has ordered the confiscation of funds from RCBC, more than nine years after the cyber heist suffered by Bangladesh Bank.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Taiwan Names First Nine Crypto Firms to Complete Stricter AML Registration

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

    The FSC has set an end-September deadline for all existing virtual asset business operators to comply with stricter requirements.

    AML / KYC

    Bangladesh Seeks Interpol Red Notice Against Former Land Minister

    By Mark Johnston | 23/09/2025

    A Bangladesh court has ordered the issuance of an Interpol 'Red Notice' against former land minister and his wife, following a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission.

    AML / KYC

    Hong Kong to Exit Portugal Tax Haven Blacklist Next Year

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

    The move, effective from January 2026, will remove punitive tax rates and ease compliance burdens for Hong Kong investors and companies.

    AML / KYC

    Vietnam Sets New AML Reporting Rules for Large Fund Transfers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

    The SBV has mandated reporting for domestic transfers over VND 500 million and international transfers over USD 1,000 from November.

    AML / KYC

    US Experts Urge Congress to Sanction Hong Kong Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2025

    Congressional roundtable hears calls to target Hong Kong's alleged role as a hub for sanctions evasion for China, Russia and Iran.

    AML / KYC

    China Imposes New Anti-Money Laundering Rules on Law Firms

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/09/2025

    New regulations require law firms to conduct client due diligence and report suspicious transactions, aligning the sector with global AML standards.

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