FinCEN issues a Notice urging FIs to increase vigilance for human trafficking risks linked to the 2026 FIFA World Cup through enhanced monitoring, SAR, and cross-border information sharing

The notice outlines typologies and red flags associated with sex and labour trafficking during major sporting events, including suspicious hotel, travel, cash movement, and payment activity connected to exploitation networks. FinCEN also encourages rapid suspicious activity reporting, coordination with law enforcement, and voluntary information sharing between financial institutions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico to support detection and disruption of trafficking-related financial flows.