FATF officially launches its 2026–2028 ‘Roadmap on Combatting Fraud’, marking the start of the UK Presidency, targeting scam compounds, digital enablers and faster cross-border financial intelligence

by | Jul 1, 2026

The UK Presidency for 2026–2028 will focus on fraud as a major and rapidly growing source of illicit finance, with FATF noting that nearly 90% of assessments in the previous round identified fraud as a major proceeds-generating offence. FATF also plans to strengthen...

UK takes over FATF Presidency for 2026–2028, launching a coordinated global drive to disrupt illicit financial flows and strengthen the global response to fast-evolving, technology-enabled fraud and FC

by | Jul 1, 2026

Under President Giles Thomson, the UK will prioritise disrupting criminal financial flows linked to fraud, terrorism and proliferation, enhance the use of the FATF toolkit, improve cross-border intelligence and public-private information sharing, and promote...

FATF consults on updated Rec.16 (Travel rule) guidance to enhance cross-border payment transparency, clarify payment chain responsibilities, and set a 2030 implementation deadline – comments by 21 Aug 26

by | Jun 24, 2026

The consultation seeks views on draft guidance to support implementation of the revised Recommendation 16, agreed in June 2025 and due to be implemented globally by the end of 2030. FATF asks stakeholders to comment on issues including misdirected payment controls,...