FATF’s report ‘Detecting, Disrupting, and Investigating Online Child Sexual Exploitation’ highlights the financial flows behind these crimes and calls for urgent action from authorities and FIs

The report highlights how cryptocurrency, prepaid cards, anonymous payment processors, and underground banking networks are exploited to move illicit funds across borders. Dark web markets, peer-to-peer transactions, and unregulated digital payment platforms further obscure the financial trails, making detection and disruption more challenging…