Purpose-Built for SEA Compliance
CekapAI is a Malaysian-incorporated RegTech company on a mission to make world-class AML screening accessible to every regulated institution in Southeast Asia — from fintechs to Tier-1 banks.
Headquarters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Incorporated
Registered with SSM, Malaysia
Focus
Malaysia & Southeast Asia
Why We Exist
Compliance teams across Southeast Asia are forced to choose between expensive global tools that ignore local context and manual processes that can't scale. The result: 90%+ false positive rates, analyst burnout, and regulatory risk.
We built CekapAI to close that gap. Our platform combines global sanctions and PEP data with hyper-local intelligence — BNM advisories, Malaysian adverse media, regional PEP registries — and wraps it in an AI engine that explains every decision in plain language.
The name “Cekap” means “efficient” in Malay. That's the promise: efficient, explainable, and affordable AML screening for every institution that needs it.
Our Team
Built by people who understand compliance, not just code.
Your Name
Co-Founder & CEO
Former compliance professional with deep experience in Malaysian financial services and AML/CFT frameworks.
Co-Founder
Co-Founder & CTO
Engineering leader with expertise in AI/ML systems, data infrastructure, and building scalable SaaS platforms.
Team Member
Head of Compliance Intelligence
Specialist in sanctions screening, PEP identification, and regulatory content curation for the SEA region.
Regulatory Alignment
CekapAI is designed to help institutions meet the following regulatory frameworks.
- BNM Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Financing of Terrorism and Targeted Financial Sanctions (AML/CFT/TFS) Policy Document
- AMLA 2001 (Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act)
- FATF 40 Recommendations on Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing
- MAS Notice 626 (Singapore) — Prevention of Money Laundering
- OFAC compliance screening requirements
- EU Anti-Money Laundering Directives (AMLD)
- Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA)
Ready to modernise your AML workflow?
See how CekapAI can reduce false positives and save your compliance team hours every week.