APAC Monthly REG-CAP April 2021

FINTRAIL is producing a monthly regulatory summary of any FinCrime changes that may be occurring across APAC.

This issue will cover:

  1. Key updates from regional and local regulators

  2. Key updates from industry guidelines

  3. Additional insights identified from financial intelligence units

April 2021

This Reg-Cap summarises the main regulatory updates and reports released in April 2021 across APAC. Some key highlights include the release of New Zealand’s FATF Mutual Evaluation Report (MER), introduction of Macau’s digital currency to combat tax evasion and money laundering in the gaming hub and Japan announcing it will implement the FATF travel rule for the nations crypto industry by April 2022.

If you are interested in speaking to the FINTRAIL team about any of the items in the REG-CAP, have any ideas for inclusion or want to discuss any other financial crime topic please get in touch at: contact@fintrail.co.uk