France
Tracfin puts pressure on French banks

France
Head of French financial intel checks out Corsica

The head of the French finance ministry's Tracfin anti-money laundering department, Antoine Magnant, recently visited the French island of Corsica.

China, France
Chinese former bank intern on the radar of French intelligence service denied visa

A French court has upheld the government's decision to turn down the visa application of a Chinese student who transferred confidential documents to Beijing during an internship at a French bank.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE hits French TV, Beijing influencing Putin on Pyongyang, US's Arctic diplomacy, Tracfin departure

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceRivalry between the DGSE and the Special Forces played out on TV

ChinaGuoanbu instructed to temper Russia's relations with North Korea

USCongress looks to establish Arctic ambassador-at-large

FranceTracfin's point of contact with banks to step down

France
US' Palantir to stay part of French intelligence until end of Macron presidency?

It will be months, perhaps even years, before the OTDH data fusion system at the DGSI, the French domestic intelligence service, is fully operational. US group Palantir therefore looks set to have a presence in the service for some time.

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.