The HKMA said it aims to have all retail banks taking a "consistent, coordinated approach to real-time fraud monitoring" by September 2023.
June 8, 2023Authorities are also considering co-locating bank staff at the ADCC, as this has helped to reduce stop payment response times and enhance loss recoveries in other jurisdictions like Singapore.
April 27, 2023The MHA and SNDGO proposed amendments that will empower the police to prosecute money mules and those who sell and trade Singpass credentials.
April 18, 2023FinCEN published a report on the patterns and trends of business email compromise scams targeting the real estate sector.
March 31, 2023A new taskforce has seized over AUD 250 million in cash and assets from money launderers since December 2022.
March 19, 2023The report says the payment and subsequent laundering of ransomware proceeds is “almost exclusively conducted through virtual assets”.
March 16, 2023MHA is also looking to introduce new provisions and penalties to the CDSA to make individuals more accountable and curb the abuse of Singpass.
February 23, 2023The operation involved law enforcement agencies in 25 countries including Singapore and Australia, supported by Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the EBF.
December 7, 2022The Japan-funded global campaign will run for two weeks until 26 August 2022 on social media, with support from 34 countries worldwide.
August 15, 2022Executive director Carmen Chu says work is underway to update HKMA's guidance on name screening, transaction monitoring and suspicious transaction reporting.
April 27, 2022