FATF’s Feb 2026 Plenary Outcomes raise the global AML/CFT bar, adding Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to the grey list, updating Iran on the black list, and targeting cyber-enabled fraud and virtual asset risks

The FATF Plenary addresses global illicit finance threats, adopting mutual evaluation reports for Austria, Italy, and Singapore, approving new guidance on cyber-enabled fraud and emerging virtual asset risks, and adding Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to its “grey list”...