The Edge from BDI.
Short, evidence-led articles on the fraud, integrity and brand risks moving through India and the UAE & Dubai, and what boards should do about them.
Fewer frauds, bigger losses: what the RBI's FY26 numbers tell boards
Reported cases fell by more than half while the value reported rose by almost half. The lesson is not that fraud is shrinking, but that it is concentrating where diligence is weakest.
The DPDP Rules are law. The 18-month countdown has started.
Most obligations under India's data-protection regime apply from May 2027. Organisations that start with an inventory of their data now will not be scrambling then.
Counterfeits have moved online. Brand protection has to follow them.
More than half of counterfeit purchases in urban India now happen on online platforms. The field investigator and the online analyst have to work from one record.
UCPMP 2024: building the evidence behind the self-declaration
The executive head signs the declaration. The evidence behind it has to come from testing every rupee spent on healthcare professionals.
The UAE's new AML law: what changes for groups trading through Dubai
Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025 widens scope, lowers evidential thresholds and raises penalties. Re-exporters, traders and family-owned groups should look again at their counterparties.
Speak-up is a control, not a courtesy
Tips detect more fraud than any other method. A helpline is only as good as the trust people place in it, and the record it leaves.