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    AML / KYC

    RBI Tightens Rules for Aadhaar Payment Operators to Curb Fraud

    By Editors | 01/07/2025

    New rules mandate stricter due diligence and ongoing risk monitoring for AePS touchpoint operators to protect customers from fraud.

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    Vietnam Approves Dual-Hub International Financial Centre Plan

    By Editors | 01/07/2025

    The plan establishes hubs in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang with special policies on tax, forex, and law to attract investment.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Taiwan Partners with EEX to Develop Carbon Trading System

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2025

    The agreement with Europe’s EEX aims to help Taiwan build its own emissions trading system and align with global standards. […]

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    Enforcement

    Malaysian Court Jails Ex-CIMB Banker for Securities Fraud

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/07/2025

    Ruwan Amaresh Shaun Ponniah misled seven individuals by claiming he would invest their funds in shares on Malaysian and foreign stock exchanges.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SC Malaysia Consults on Overhauling Digital Asset Exchange Rules

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/07/2025

    It proposes tighter asset safeguards, higher capital, and faster listings to boost investor protection and institutional participation in the crypto market.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Implements Tougher AML/CFT Rules for Financial Sector

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2025

    Stricter rules targeting proliferation financing and tightening suspicious transaction reporting deadlines for FIs are now in effect.

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    Singapore’s FIDReC to Cover Small Business and Charity Claims

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/07/2025

    From July 1, FIDReC is expanding its reach beyond individual consumers to offer financial dispute resolution services to over 200,000 small businesses and non-profits.

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    AML / KYC

    MAS Fines Five Payment Firms for AML/CFT Lapses

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/07/2025

    The MAS investigations found lapses in customer due diligence, identifying beneficial owners and cross-border transaction monitoring.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    EU FRTB Delay Raises Fresh Fears of APAC Disruption

    By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 01/07/2025

    Australia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines may have to rethink their implementation roadmap.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    NSE Set to Launch Electricity Futures with Liquidity Scheme

    By Editors | 01/07/2025

    NSE will offer incentives to two market makers to boost trading in its new electricity futures contracts launching on 11 July.

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