Parliament should discuss banks’ responsibility to protect depositors against scams, says Azalina


KUALA LUMPUR: The issue of whether banks should bear greater responsibility for clients losing money to online scammers is one for Parliament to decide, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).

The Minister in charge of Law and Institutional Reform said this may be necessary in light of the issue being often raised by the rakyat and the nation's move towards digitisation.

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