Financial crimes

Motorway group boss Michael Lim charged with evasion of excise duty and GST

2026-07-23T09:58:30.000Z
Norris Road in Little India. An operator of unlicensed money remittance services for migrant workers was sentenced to jail recently.
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A ‘shadow bank’ hiding in Singapore’s Little India casts light on financial services gap

2026-07-22T23:00:00.000Z
The action against Dr Kenneth Chua is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Commercial Affairs Department and MAS.

MAS imposes S$120,000 penalty on doctor for insider trading of Singapore Medical Group shares

2026-06-30T04:23:29.000Z
Controls that regulators still treat as the gold standard, such as SMS one-time passwords, are now near obsolete.

The AI threat is already within banks

2026-06-24T23:00:00.000Z
The complaints were submitted to the European Commission and national regulators under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

2026-05-21T12:49:49.000Z
The cases were investigated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Commercial Affairs Department following referrals from Singapore Exchange.

Former OCBC trading rep, ex-GM of Sasseur Reit affiliate found guilty of trading offences 

2026-05-20T12:11:40.000Z
Ng Teck Lee is said to have made more than US$51 million from his schemes, which involved allegedly misappropriating electronic scrap meant for disposal.

Former Citiraya CEO hit with fresh charges spanning corruption, money laundering

2026-05-20T05:15:43.000Z
Initiatives such as the Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Information & Cases platform contribute to MAS’ risk-surveillance capabilities, according to a Financial Action Task Force report.

Singapore banks getting better at spotting dirty money, but penalties still lack bite, says global watchdog

2026-05-06T07:00:00.000Z
The Republic emerged with stronger ratings than its previous Financial Action Task Force assessment in 2016.

Singapore earns top rating in fight against financial crime despite shadow of S$3 billion money laundering scandal

2026-05-06T07:00:00.000Z
The central bank says the proof-of-value exercise will lay the groundwork for deeper industry collaboration.

MAS partners banking industry to tap AI, machine learning to combat financial crime

2026-05-06T00:30:28.000Z