Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
Amendments May 2023 — new Personal Data Protection Commission operational since August 2025
Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA)
East Asia & Pacific · GDP rank #20
Taiwan
TW · TWD @ 0.0318/USD
Tab 06
Fraud & security
Headline fraud totals and typology splits, the rollout of EMV chip, tokenisation, 3DS and biometrics, and the controlling data-protection and payments statutes.
APP fraud exploded in Taiwan 2023-24 driven by Cambodia-based call-centre rings targeting elderly depositors; National Police Agency established a dedicated Scam Response Center July 2024.
Reported payment fraud · 2024
8.2B TWD▲ +31% vs prior year
Card-not-present share
81%
3DS adoption on CNP
89%
Trend lines
What's growing fastest
Where a full typology breakdown is not published, the authorities typically disclose year-on-year growth in specific scam categories. Authorised push-payment (APP) scams and account-takeover fraud are the canonical “wallet era” concerns in most markets.
- Card-not-present share81%
- APP scam growth YoY+52%
- Account takeover growth YoY+26%
Controlling regulation
Fraud Crime Prevention Act (新三法)
Package of three acts effective July 2024 — gives financial institutions powers to delay suspicious transfers; mandatory scam-warning pop-ups across all banking apps
Ministry of Justice