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How AI-driven AML compliance can help FIs in Malaysia

Malaysia’s financial sector is entering a critical transformation period as regulatory expectations tighten and financial crime threats evolve. Banks are operating under heightened pressure...

Napier AI supports Malaysia’s responsible AI agenda

In August 2025, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) launched a public consultation exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated responsibly across the country’s financial...

Biometrics rise as fraud threats escalate

Fraud prevention in banking is entering a new era as cybercriminals exploit increasingly advanced technologies, forcing regulators and financial institutions to rethink traditional defences. ...

Southeast Asia and Australia tighten financial crime rules

Financial crime regulation is undergoing rapid transformation across Southeast Asia and Australia, with authorities moving to tighten frameworks and provide clearer enforcement guidance. The changes...

FinTechs face stricter AML/CFT rules under BNM draft

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is introducing a comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements for e-money issuers under its 2025...

Malaysia’s path to enhanced financial transparency and AML compliance

Financial institutions and regulated entities across Malaysia are gearing up for the nation’s fifth mutual evaluation by the FATF, scheduled for 2025.

Malaysia’s ACSR to consult on ISSB Standards for enhanced sustainability reporting

The Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR), led by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and supported by the Ministry of Finance, is set to...

Navigating the labyrinth of FATCA and CRS compliance in the APAC...

In a recent post by TAINA Technology, the company dug deeper into remaining compliant with FATCA and CRS compliance in APAC.

BNM teams with banks, law enforcement agencies to combat financial fraud

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has teamed with a number of key stakeholders in the financial industry and legal world to take on financial fraud and scams.

Malaysia’s BNM reveals five-year blueprint to transform its FinTech sector

The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has unveiled a five-year blueprint to help develop the country’s FinTech industry.

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