Tag: Malaysia

Malaysia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime hit a defining moment in early 2026, when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) upgraded the...

Malaysia is stepping up preparations for a nationwide digital identity rollout across financial services, with regulators putting banks through a second phase of testing...

Between 2024 and 2025, financial institutions and regulated entities across Malaysia intensified preparations for the country’s fifth mutual evaluation by the Financial Action Task...

Malaysia’s financial institutions are entering a pivotal phase as regulators intensify their focus on anti-money laundering (AML) standards and financial crime threats become more...

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has opened a public consultation to shape how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used responsibly in the country’s financial system. Napier...

Fraud prevention in banking is being reshaped as cybercriminals exploit AI tools to launch sophisticated scams. SymphonyAI, a provider of AI SaaS solutions, noted that...

Financial crime regulation in Southeast Asia and Australia is becoming stricter, with regulators introducing clearer frameworks and stronger enforcement. Authorities are responding to threats...

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has released an exposure draft aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures for electronic money...

CIMB Bank has partnered with global payments technology leader ACI Worldwide to consolidate all account-to-account payment types onto a single, next-generation platform.

Payd, a Malaysian FinTech company specialising in earned wage access (EWA), has secured a $400k seed extension funding round.