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FATF and the AfDB host a webinar on exiting the FATF Grey List, where South Africa, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania share practical reforms and lessons to achieve and sustain AML/CFT compliance

December 22, 2025

FATF and the African Development Bank jointly organised an online webinar that highlighted success stories and practical pathways for countries that have recently exited the FATF grey list after addressing strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. The session featured panelists from African governments, FIUs and international cooperation groups who discussed reforms undertaken, challenges encountered and best practices to help other jurisdictions strengthen anti-money-laundering and counter-financing frameworks…

INTERPOL’s Operation Sentinel arrests 574 cybercriminals and recovers $3M across 19 African countries, disrupting business email compromise, ransomware, and digital extortion networks

December 19, 2025

Authorities dismantled key criminal infrastructure, including over 6,000 malicious links and six ransomware variants, preventing losses exceeding USD 21 million. Notable successes include stopping a USD 7.9 million BEC transfer in Senegal, recovering 30 terabytes of ransomware-encrypted data in Ghana, dismantling online fraud networks defrauding over 200 victims, shutting down 43 malicious domains and 4,300 social media accounts in Benin, and taking down phishing infrastructure in Cameroon…

OECD’s Harmful Tax Practices – 2024 Peer Review Reports on the Exchange of Information on Tax Rulings shows that most jurisdictions are effectively implementing the BEPS Action 5 transparency standard by exchanging tax-ruling information, though some still need to improve legal frameworks and timeliness

December 17, 2025

The report, approved by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on 2 December 2025, assesses how participating jurisdictions comply with the minimum standard under BEPS Action 5 for spontaneous exchange of information on tax rulings, a key tool in tackling base erosion and profit shifting. It finds broad legal and operational capacity for exchanging such information, with peer reviews highlighting progress and identifying a small number of recommendations to strengthen legal bases, data completeness and timely transmission of information…

Egmont shares key updates at the 70th MONEYVAL Plenary in Strasbourg, highlighting stronger FIU independence, expanded training, and closer international cooperation to combat ML/TF

December 16, 2025

At the 70th MONEYVAL Plenary in Strasbourg, the Egmont Group was represented by its leadership (including Vice Chair Daniel Thelesklaf and Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz), where it shared updates on strengthening the independence and autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), expanded training initiatives for 2026, and highlighted collaborative projects analyzing mutual evaluation findings to identify regional training needs—especially around cooperation with law enforcement and the use of financial intelligence…

Basel AML Index 2025 ranking 177 countries, reveals that 54% improved AML/CFT frameworks, yet high-risk nations like Myanmar, Haiti, and DRC face rising ML threats, urging stronger legal and accountability systems

December 15, 2025

The 14th Basel AML Index finds that global money-laundering risk remains largely unchanged, with only marginal improvement, as progress in some high-risk regions, particularly parts of Sub-Saharan Africa is offset by rising risks in traditionally strong jurisdictions such as Europe and North America, highlighting uneven advances amid growing threats from virtual assets and emerging technologies…

UN Anti‑Corruption Conference Dec 2025 in Doha opens with a strong call to harness AI and emerging technologies to strengthen the global fight against corruption and economic crime

December 15, 2025

The Conference highlights how innovation can help detect, prevent, and disrupt complex corrupt practices under the UNCAC. There is a need for an integrated and coordinated approach, one where agencies work across sectors and borders, with all relevant partners, to bring down networks of crime and collusion in tandem…

OECD’s 2025 Policy Brief on Illicit Gold Flows warns that bulk maritime shipments of unrefined gold face high risks of ML and illegal trade due to weak tracking, mis-invoicing, and blending with other metals

December 9, 2025

The 2025 OECD report finds that gold concentrates — often exported as raw ore or “precious-metals concentrate” under HS code 261690 — present attractive opportunities for trade-based money laundering and gold laundering because they are seldom tracked, easily mis-declared, and transported under weak customs surveillance across maritime routes. It concludes that existing supply-chain and regulatory frameworks are insufficient: without stronger due diligence, better transparency, improved tracking and tighter customs oversight, this trade will continue facilitating crime-funded laundering, illicit capital flows and corruption tied to gold extraction and trade…

OECD’s 2025 Enhanced Monitoring Report finds progress in tax transparency across 25 jurisdictions, but key gaps in information-sharing and implementation still hinder the fight against tax evasion

December 2, 2025

The 2025 Enhanced Monitoring Report by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes reviews 25 jurisdictions under the standard for Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR), assessing their legal regimes, practical exchange performance, and follow-up on previous peer-review recommendations. It finds that while many countries have addressed earlier deficiencies—improving access to beneficial-ownership, accounting, banking and tax-information records—some still fall short on responsiveness, timeliness, or capacity to deliver requested information, underscoring ongoing risks of secrecy, tax abuse…

FATF updates its 2023 Consolidated processes and procedures for AML/CFT mutual evaluations and follow-ups, establishing a unified, stricter, and more transparent global framework

December 2, 2025

The Universal Procedures define standardised processes including assessor selection, confidentiality and conflict-of-interest safeguards, consistent timelines, quality control and uniform follow-up mechanisms — to ensure that reviews of countries’ compliance with FATF Recommendations remain rigorous, comparable and fair across all jurisdictions. It also mandates new procedures for emerging issues — such as a dedicated process to address unintended consequences for non-profit organisations (NPOs) — reflecting FATF’s commitment to balancing enforcement of AML/CFT standards with protection of legitimate civil-society activities…

FSB releases its 2025 G‑SIB list, keeping 29 banks with some bucket shifts, highlighting stricter capital, resolvability, and compliance requirements to safeguard against systemic and FC risks

November 28, 2025

The designation requires these banks to hold higher loss-absorbing capacity, meet Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) standards, maintain robust resolution plans, and adhere to enhanced supervisory expectations, underscoring their systemic importance and the need for strong governance, risk management, and compliance to safeguard global financial stability…

FATF highlights in a new webinar that financial inclusion and effective AML/CFT go hand-in-hand, urging proportionate, risk-based measures that expand safe access to formal financial services

November 20, 2025

The session examines the strengthened FATF Standard on the risk-based approach (Recommendation 1) and the newly published guidance on financial inclusion, presenting case studies from jurisdictions and financial-inclusion bodies to illustrate how simplified and proportionate measures can broaden access without compromising AML/CFT integrity. It also highlights the unintended consequences of overly strict compliance—such as de-risking and exclusion of low-income or underserved customers—and urges authorities…

Egmont Group Chair champions global FIU collaboration at AMLP Forum’s 19th Annual Conference, spotlighting strong networks as key to tackling FC and urging increased investment and innovation

November 17, 2025

Egmont emphasizes that advanced analytics, AI, and secure digital platforms enhance intelligence sharing and asset recovery, but success also depends on trust, expertise, and sufficient resources. She noted ongoing challenges such as fragmented data, legal barriers, and sophisticated criminal networks, and called for greater investment, operational independence, cross-agency cooperation, and public-private….

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