Putting pressure on banks


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.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said this may be necessary in light of the issue often raised by the public amid the nation’s move towards digitalisation.

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