HKMA Alert: Fraudulent HSBC website and phishing instant message
02 Aug 2021 Website and Instant Message Alert – Fraudulent website and phishing instant message related to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)...
View ArticleJuly 30, 2021: U.S. statement on E.U. Lebanon sanctions regime
Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen Welcoming the EU Sanctions Regime on Lebanon MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JULY 30, 2021Share...
View ArticleEU adds 8 to Nicaragua sanctions
Nicaragua: EU imposes sanctions on eight more individuals The Council has imposed restrictive measures on eight more individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in Nicaragua and/or...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent HSBC website and phishing instant message
19 Jul 2021 Website and Instant Message Alert – Fraudulent website and phishing instant message related to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)...
View ArticleHKMA Email Alert: DBS Bank phishing email
19 Jul 2021 Email Alert – Phishing email related to DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by DBS Bank...
View ArticleIn Singapore, Fintechs get a Festival!
Media ReleasesPublished Date: 04 August 2021Singapore FinTech Festival 2021 to take place from 8 to 12 November, with key focus on Web 3.0MAS sets up new entity to drive future expansion of the...
View ArticleOFSI’s £50,000 penalty for TransferGo upheld
Much more detail this time… Summary of the administrative process Following a review pursuant to s147 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (PACA 2017), on 25 June 2021, the Economic Secretary to the...
View ArticleHKMA App Alert: Fraudulent Bank of East Asia mobile application
20 Jul 2021 Mobile Application (App) Alert – Fraudulent mobile application (App) related to The Bank of East Asia, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public...
View ArticleHKMA Website Alert: Fraudulent CMB Wing Lung Bank website
21 Jul 2021 Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to CMB Wing Lung Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by CMB Wing...
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New UK trade, financial and economic sanctions on Belarus
News story Belarus: UK imposes significant new package of economic sanctions on Belarus on anniversary of fraudulent election The UK has imposed new sanctions on Belarus. From:Foreign, Commonwealth...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Unauthorized Citibank website and phishing instant message
21 Jul 2021 Website and Instant Message Alert – Unauthorized website and phishing instant message related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2021: OFAC adds to counter terror sanctions
On Friday, OFAC designated the following people: ABDIKADIR, Abdikadir Mohamed (a.k.a. ABDUKADIR, Abdukadir Mohamed; a.k.a. ABDULKADIR, Abdulkadir Mohamed; a.k.a. "IKRIMA"), Somalia; DOB 1985; POB...
View ArticleAnd OFSI plays its part…
In addition to the notification from FCDO, OFSI added the following person to its Belarus sanctions: GUTSERIEV, Mikhail SafarbekovichDOB: 09/03/1958. POB: Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2021: G7 and EU statements on Mercer Street attack
EU Statement: Mercer Street Attack: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the attack of 29 July on a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman The European Union...
View ArticleCanada’s additional Belarus sanctions
Canada imposes additional sanctions on first anniversary of Belarus’s fraudulent presidential elections August 9, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister...
View ArticleAugust 6, 2021: EU statement on anniversary of 2020 Belarus presidential...
Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the first anniversary of the 9 August 2020 fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus On 9 August 2020, the people of Belarus...
View ArticleOFAC’s Belarus response: a new E.O., a G.L. and FAQs – and designations, of...
Today, President signed a new Belarus sanctions Executive Order. It blocks the assets of the following persons, if so designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of...
View ArticleHKMA Website Alert – related to Chong Hing Bank Limited
22 Jul 2021 Website Alert – Fraudulent websites related to Chong Hing Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Chong Hing...
View ArticleNote to Hong Kong institutions re: FATF new technologies report
A similar notice was issued for the Stored Value Facility (SVF) sector… 11 August 2021 The Chief Executive All Authorized Institutions Dear Sir / Madam, Supporting the Use of New Technologies for...
View ArticleHKMA Website and Instant Message Alert – related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited
22 Jul 2021 Website and Instant Message Alert – Unauthorized website and phishing instant message related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert...
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