KUALA LUMPUR: The confidentiality of customer information is clearly protected by the Banking and Financial Institution Act 1989 (Bafia), Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said.
Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsbusiness.php?id=668189
Published: May 24, 2012
She said it is an offence under the Bafia for any officer of the bank to disclose any information relating to the account of its customer, and banks have in place control and effective processes to ensure compliance with this secrecy provision.
Speaking at a press conference to announce Malaysia’s first quarter 2012 economic performance here yesterday, she said it is only when there is a suspected
offence under federal law or if there is a court order or where a customer has given consent, that relevant law enforcement agencies are authorised under the
law to obtain information. — Bernama
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