Hong Kong Central Bank HKMA, Association of Banks & Police Force Announced Launch of Bank-to-Bank Information Sharing Platform to Detect & Disrupt Fraud, Mule Account Networks & Financial Crimes, Platform Named FINEST Which Stands for Financial Intelligence Evaluation Sharing Tool
21st June 2023 | Hong Kong
The Hong Kong central bank Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) & Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) have announced the launch of bank-to-bank information sharing platform to detect & disrupt fraud, mule account networks & financial crimes. The platform is named FINEST, which stands for Financial Intelligence Evaluation Sharing Tool. HKMA: “The initiative is developed by the HKAB, with guidance from the HKMA, and support from the HKPF for a cyber-secured platform to speed up the bank-to-bank sharing. It is the HKMA’s 2023 work priority as well as one of the five joint anti-deception initiatives announced recently by the HKMA and the HKPF. Enhancing the ability to share information directly among banks is internationally recognised as an effective means to help manage and mitigate increasingly sophisticated fraud and money laundering risks. FINEST will be rolled out in phases. The pilot phase involves five domestic systemically important Authorized Institutions (D-SIBs) and focuses on sharing of information related to corporates suspected to be involved in fraud-related money laundering activities. Based on the experience gained from the pilot phase and any new issues addressed, the platform will be expanded by phases in future, to include more participating banks and cover personal accounts as well as share other financial crime-related information such as trade-based money laundering. The HKMA will continue to work closely with banks and the HKPF to enhance the ecosystem response to the evolving nature of fraud and financial crime.” See below for full statement.
” Hong Kong Central Bank HKMA, Association of Banks & Police Force Announced Launch of Bank-to-Bank Information Sharing Platform to Detect & Disrupt Fraud, Mule Account Networks & Financial Crimes, Platform Named FINEST Which Stands for Financial Intelligence Evaluation Sharing Tool “
Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA:“This collaborative platform demonstrates that banks, the HKMA and the HKPF share a common purpose to turn the tables on fraud and financial crime, with a view to offering better protection to the public. Bank-to-bank information sharing, when combined with data analytics, can be a game changer in the fight against abuse of our banking system for fraud.”
Hong Kong Central Bank HKMA, Association of Banks & Police Force Announced Launch FINEST – Financial Intelligence Evaluation Sharing Tool
20th June 2023 – The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) announced today (20 June) the launch of the Financial Intelligence Evaluation Sharing Tool (FINEST), a bank-to-bank information sharing platform. This initiative helps increase banks’ ability to share information for detecting and disrupting fraud and mule account networks more effectively, thereby giving the public greater protection from fraud and financial crimes and enhancing the integrity of the banking system.
The initiative is developed by the HKAB, with guidance from the HKMA, and support from the HKPF for a cyber-secured platform to speed up the bank-to-bank sharing. It is the HKMA’s 2023 work priority as well as one of the five joint anti-deception initiatives announced recently by the HKMA and the HKPF. Enhancing the ability to share information directly among banks is internationally recognised as an effective means to help manage and mitigate increasingly sophisticated fraud and money laundering risks. FINEST will be rolled out in phases.
The pilot phase involves five domestic systemically important Authorized Institutions (D-SIBs) and focuses on sharing of information related to corporates suspected to be involved in fraud-related money laundering activities. Based on the experience gained from the pilot phase and any new issues addressed, the platform will be expanded by phases in future, to include more participating banks and cover personal accounts as well as share other financial crime-related information such as trade-based money laundering. The HKMA will continue to work closely with banks and the HKPF to enhance the ecosystem response to the evolving nature of fraud and financial crime.
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