All posts tagged "Interpol"
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471AML / KYCINTERPOL Launches Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre
The new centre will adopt a multi-agency approach to drive a coordinated global response to transnational financial crime and corruption.
March 16, 2022 -
757AML / KYCFaster Transactions Impeding Scam Loss Recoveries: HK Police
Online banking, electronic payment services and cryptocurrency wallets have made it more difficult to recover scam proceeds.
January 27, 2022 -
529AML / KYCUS Treasury Targets Human Trafficking in Updated Action Plan
Treasury will leverage its AML expertise to augment human trafficking investigations, and develop advisories to alert FIs to potential red flags.
December 12, 2021 -
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Interpol Concludes Global Operation Targeting Wildlife & Timber Crime
Customs, police, FIUs and wildlife and forestry enforcement agencies in 118 countries participated in the operation, which has led to hundreds of arrests and over 1,000 seizures.
December 6, 2021 -
4.2KAML / KYCEnvironmental Crime, A Global Security Issue
Interpol’s Rory Corcoran says environmental crime is funding global terrorism and organised crime, while also impacting the sustainability agenda.
December 2, 2021 -
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Police Arrest 1,000 in Interpol Operation Targeting Online Fraud
The operation was used to test a new worldwide stop-payment mechanism which Interpol plans to fully embed in police communication channels next year.
December 1, 2021 -
305EnforcementS. Korea: Founder of Singapore Fintech Jailed for Fraud
A South Korean court has sentenced the founder of a fintech investment firm Marvelstone Group to ten years of jail time on fraud charges.
October 12, 2021 -
320AML / KYCUS to Gather 30 Countries to Coordinate Ransomware Response
The Counter-Ransomware Initiative is aimed at improving law enforcement collaboration and stemming the illicit use of cryptocurrency.
October 6, 2021 -
518AML / KYC
INTERPOL Calls for Global Action to Prevent ‘Ransomware Pandemic’
Criminals made $350mn in 2020 from ransomware payments, representing an increase of 311% in one year.
July 16, 2021 -
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Interpol Concludes APAC Operation Targeting Online Financial Crime
The six-month operation led to 585 arrests, more than 1,600 bank account freezes, and the interception of USD 83 million in illicit funds.
June 2, 2021
