Enforcement

Enforcement

Thailand Seizes Further $260 Million in Major Anti-Scam Crackdown

By Mark Johnston | 14/04/2026

Authorities have now frozen over USD 620 million in assets linked to a transnational cybercrime ring, signalling a major multi-agency regulatory enforcement effort.

Enforcement

Indonesia Orders Banks to Block Over 33,000 Accounts in Gambling Crackdown

By Editors | 14/04/2026

OJK is requiring banks to conduct enhanced due diligence as part of a wider enforcement push against illegal financial activities.

Fintech / Regtech

FSS Korea Proposes Suspension, Fine for Lotte Card Data Breach

By Editors | 13/04/2026

FSS notified Lotte Card of severe proposed sanctions over a significant customer data leak, including a 4.5-month business suspension.

Enforcement

Bithumb Pursuing Legal Action to Recover Assets Lost in BTC Payout Error

By Mark Johnston | 13/04/2026

Some users argue that they have no obligation to return bitcoin that was distributed to them as a result of Bithumb's operational failure.

Enforcement

Sri Lanka Probes Banks After LKR 13.2bn Fraud at NDB

By Editors | 13/04/2026

The central bank is considering an overhaul of industry-wide controls after a major fraud at National Development Bank prompted a multi-agency investigation.

AML / KYC

Indonesia Deploys AML Framework to Tackle Subsidised Fuel Fraud

By Editors | 13/04/2026

PPATK is working with police to trace illicit funds and seize assets in a scheme causing trillions of rupiah in state losses.

Enforcement

India Seizes $1.8m in Assets in Co-operative Bank Fraud Probe

By Editors | 13/04/2026

Enforcement Directorate attaches assets linked to the former chairman of New India Co-operative Bank in a money laundering investigation.

Enforcement

Japan FSA Expands Prudential Fraud Probe to Domestic Parent Entity

By Mark Johnston | 11/04/2026

The regulator will conduct an on-site inspection of Prudential Holdings of Japan, examining supervisory failures linked to a decades-long fraud.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Japan PM's Office Implicated in Memecoin Scandal, Contradicting Denials

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/04/2026

New allegations suggest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's office knew about a controversial memecoin using her name, contradicting her public statements.