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FATF warns that underground banking and hawala are becoming major ML channels, with 80%+ of jurisdictions flagging them as key risks and cases involving over €500M in laundered funds
FATF’s latest report raises the alarm over the growing sophistication of underground banking and hawala networks. Nearly 70% of jurisdictions are seeing “digital hawala”, as criminals combine informal money-transfer systems with encrypted messaging, fintech, virtual assets and instant payments. FATF warns that these networks are expanding beyond traditional cash-based crimes and are increasingly being used to move proceeds from fraud…
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World Bank launches a Global Hub for BO Transparency, with FATF, IMF, UNODC & other partners, to improve data sharing and strengthen the fight against ML, corruption, fraud and sanctions evasion
The World Bank and international partners have launched the Global Hub for Beneficial Ownership Transparency (GloBOT), intended to improve coordination and help jurisdictions make beneficial ownership reforms effective in practice. The initiative brings together organisations including FATF, IMF, UNODC and Open Ownership to develop evidence, share implementation experience and support countries in identifying who ultimately…
INTERPOL’s Operation Jackal IV arrests 58 and identifies 263 suspects across 23 countries, exposing West African crime networks behind a €143M investment fraud scam and $2.67M in seized assets
South Africa: 39 arrests, $2.67M seized and 257 bank accounts blocked in a romance and investment scam network targeting retirees. Romania: an investment scam resulted in an estimated €143M stolen and laundered globally, with 11 arrests. Italy: one account moved €845,000 through 560 transactions using 20 financial instruments to disguise the source of funds. Networks were also found using Crime-as-a-Service and dark-web providers…
FATF welcomes Barbados, Namibia and Thailand to its FSRB Guest Initiative, granting them direct participation in FATF Plenary and Working Group meetings for a one-year cycle from Oct 2026
The initiative aims to strengthen the FATF Global Network by bringing regional perspectives and practical AML/CFT/CPF experience into global standard-setting, while helping participating jurisdictions strengthen their own frameworks and regional cooperation. This follows previous participants including the Cayman Islands, Senegal, Kenya, Jamaica and Nigeria…
UNESCO’s new policy brief, ‘Governing AI,’ outlines 9 regulatory approaches to help govts translate AI principles into practical, risk-based, transparent, rights-focused and accountable frameworks
It identifies nine approaches including risk-based regulation, transparency, technical standards, regulatory sandboxes, adapting existing laws, rights protections and liability that can be combined to suit national needs. The brief’s key message is that there is no one-size-fits-all model: lawmakers should select the right mix of tools to balance innovation, accountability and fundamental rights, while addressing risks such as discrimination, deepfakes…
INTERPOL warned that artificial intelligence is now linked to more than half of reported cybercrime trends in Africa
INTERPOL’s latest African Cyberthreat Assessment identifies increasing use of AI by criminal groups alongside business email compromise, ransomware, online scams and other cyber-enabled financial crime. The assessment places these developments within a broader transnational threat in which digital infrastructure, fraud networks and illicit financial flows increasingly operate across national borders. INTERPOL lists the report as published on 3 August 2026.
FATF’s 2026 DeFi Report highlights rising AML/CFT challenges in decentralised finance, calling for stronger accountability, risk-based oversight and enhanced controls across digital asset ecosystems
The report highlights that DeFi is creating new AML/CFT challenges as criminals exploit decentralised platforms, virtual assets and blockchain-based services to move and conceal illicit funds. The central message is that a platform cannot avoid AML/CFT responsibilities simply by claiming to be decentralised. Authorities must assess the actual level of control, influence and governance behind DeFi arrangements to determine where accountability lies…
UNODC’s 2026 Threat Assessment Report on Southeast Asia reveals tech-driven criminal networks behind US$88.3–114.1 billion in scam losses in 2025, powered by AI, cybercrime, and illicit finance
The report highlights the growing use of AI, deepfakes and digital platforms to scale criminal activity, alongside major drug markets worth up to US$109.7B annually, warning that traditional disruption efforts are insufficient without stronger international cooperation, intelligence sharing and follow-the-money approaches….
UNODC launches a new 2-year strategy to modernise Financial Crime detection, leveraging financial intelligence, data analytics and PPPs to strengthen the fight against ML, TF and organised crime
The initiative aims to enhance national financial crime capabilities through improved analytics, public-private partnerships, capacity building and international cooperation. The strategy focuses on helping countries modernise financial crime detection by leveraging innovative technologies and intelligence-led approaches to identify illicit financial flows, disrupt criminal networks and strengthen AML/CFT…
FATF’s Seventh Targeted Update on VA/VASPs warns that gaps in licensing, supervision and Travel Rule implementation continue to be exploited, with stablecoins emerging as a growing illicit finance risk
It also highlights increasingly complex illicit finance risks, including the industrialisation of crypto-enabled fraud by organised crime groups, the growing misuse of stablecoins, risks associated with unhosted wallets and peer-to-peer transactions, offshore VASPs operating outside effective oversight, and persistent challenges posed by decentralised finance (DeFi). FATF calls on both the public and private sectors…
UNODC warns that South-East Asia’s criminal economy is becoming a single interconnected ecosystem linking synthetic drugs, online scams, human trafficking, underground banking and large-scale money laundering
The Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment for South-East Asia 2026 describes a structural shift from locally rooted criminal groups towards flexible transnational networks that share infrastructure, financial channels and technology. The convergence allows criminal organisations to diversify their income, move proceeds across borders more efficiently and exploit weak governance, conflict areas and uneven enforcement across the region.