Asia-Pacific
Explore AML/CFT developments across the Asia-Pacific region, including regulatory reforms, enforcement trends, financial crime risks and regional initiatives. Coverage may include Australia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia and Pacific jurisdictions.
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AUSTRAC Issues Infringement Notices to Businesses That Failed to Enrol Under Expanded AML/CTF Regime
AUSTRAC has begun issuing infringement notices to businesses that failed to enrol under Australia’s expanded anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime. The regulator said the…
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Vietnam Launches Implementation Plan for 2026 Anti-Money Laundering Law Amendments
Vietnam has issued a government implementation plan for legislation amending the country’s anti-money laundering framework. On 25 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang…
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Bangladesh Bank Requires CEO and CAMLCO Joint Sign-Off on AML/CFT Inspection Responses
Bangladesh Bank has directed banks, finance companies and mobile financial service providers to obtain joint sign-off from their chief executive and chief anti-money laundering compliance…
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India ED Arrests IAS Officer and Middleman in KPSC Veterinary Recruitment Money Laundering Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate has arrested suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection…
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Six Indian Nationals Charged in Fiji Over FJD183,000 Undeclared Cash and Money Laundering
Six Indian nationals have been charged in Fiji with money laundering and failing to declare foreign currency after authorities intercepted them while they were preparing…
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India ED Attaches ₹42.13 Crore in Shares in PACL Money Laundering Case
India’s Directorate of Enforcement has provisionally attached 2,946,341 equity shares of Industrial Investment Trust Limited held by N. N. Financial Services Private Limited in the…
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India Arrests Food Supplier Promoter in ₹230 Crore Tirupati Ghee Money Laundering Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate has arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged fraudulent…
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Korea and Tajikistan FIUs Sign AML/CFT Information-Sharing Agreement
South Korea’s Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) and the Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to…
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Australian Police Charge Man Over A$2 Million in Suspected Retail Money Laundering Transactions
Australian Federal Police have charged a 21-year-old Chinese national over an alleged money laundering scheme involving more than A$2 million in high-frequency, low-value transactions at…
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Australia Jails Man for 14 Years Over $50 Million in Scam Proceeds
An Israeli national has been sentenced in New South Wales to 14 years in prison for dealing with more than A$50 million in criminal proceeds…
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