France
Tracfin's next director to start with a full plate of challenges

France
French financial intelligence service Tracfin makes management changes as part of strategic plan

Guillaume Valette-Valla, the head of the French financial intelligence service Tracfin, has been reshuffling management to carry out its strategic plan and to do so ahead of the opening of a second headquarters next year.

France, Israel
Tracfin seeks cooperation with counterpart IMPA to crackdown on bi-national financial crimes

A real problem for the French-Israeli relationship for years now, financial frauds carried out by dual nationals from the Jewish state continue to grow in number, but a joint agreement between the two countries is set to change that.

China, France
Paris sets foot back in Wuhan, puts past behind it

With Beijing now back in favour with French diplomats and spies, Paris has taken particular care over the appointment of its new consul in Wuhan, birthplace of Covid-19 and site of the P4 high-security laboratory backed by France.

The Intelligence Gazette
Tracfin, Shin Bet in Cairo, FSB's coast guards, the SBU

France
Tracfin seeks new chief to boost technical department.

Israel/Egypt
Ronen Bar on reconciliation mission in Cairo.

Russia
FSB coast guards take the plunge.

Ukraine
Death a regional SBU head sparks probe.

France
Tracfin to speed up cryptocurrency investigations with private help

France's financial intelligence service Tracfin is looking to strengthen its capacities in response to the rising numbers of illegal transactions involving cryptocurrencies, at a time when ransomware attacks and sanctions evasion are increasingly rife.

The Intelligence Gazette
SVR, Tracfin, Romanian cyber, French prison intelligence

Russia
SVR awards artists' prize.

France
Tracfin places focus on transparency

US
Washington provides close cyber support to Romania

France
Prison intelligence struggling

France
Macron gets intelligence services battle ready to protect elections from potential foreign interference

Unlike previous presidential polls, the Elysée is mobilising intelligence services on an unprecedented scale to secure the next election. Behind France's dedicated new agency Viginum, the DGSE, the DGSI and Tracfin are actively trying to prevent new foreign interferences.

France
Tracfin still waiting for its 'Sirano' big data platform

Although French financial intelligence service Tracfin has grown fast in line with its growing responsabilities in recent years, it has been finding it more difficult to keep its technical capacities up to speed. Its 'Sirano' big data platform programme, which was first developed by Capgemini, is running five years late.

France
Rolland's eviction as territorial intelligence chief causes stir

Well-connected official Bertrand Chamoulaud is being tipped to replace the woman who was removed last week as the head of France's SCRT.

France
Tracfin's internal reform scrutinised by partners

According to our sources, the French financial intelligence service Tracfin is preparing an internal reform it will implement in 2021. [...]