Spotlight on Corruption argues that the Illicit Finance Summit delay should not be seen as a setback, but as an opportunity for the UK to reset and demonstrate stronger leadership in tackling dirty money

by | May 21, 2026

It urges the government to use the additional time to set out a more ambitious and coordinated national strategy against money laundering and wider illicit finance risks, including stronger transparency measures, improved enforcement capacity, and tighter controls on...

GI-TOC’s policy brief warns illicit gold fuels global crime through opaque supply chains and financial hubs, urging the UK ahead of the Illicit Finance Summit to replace pledges with enforceable transparency and AML action

by | Apr 28, 2026

The recommendations highlight how illicit gold mining and trade exploit weaknesses in financial regulation, customs oversight, and responsible sourcing frameworks, enabling criminal actors to launder proceeds through global gold markets and financial centres such as...

NCA exposes a billion-dollar Russian ML network that allegedly bought a Lithuanian bank to funnel war-funding, revealing a sophisticated web of shell firms, corrupt intermediaries and global illicit finance

by | Nov 21, 2025

Through Operation Destabilise, the NCA uncovers a sprawling criminal network operating across at least 28 UK cities that funnels cash from drugs, firearms, and people-smuggling into cryptocurrency, and which uses a bank acquisition in Kyrgyzstan to channel funds to...