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INTERPOL adds 9 priceless jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum, including 19th-century royal treasures, in its Stolen Works of Art database and issues urgent alerts

October 21, 2025

Four suspects used a mechanical ladder to access the Galerie d’Apollon, cut through display cases, and fled with the items. A crown once belonging to Empress Eugénie of France was recovered at the scene, seemingly dropped by the intruders. Eight other items remain missing. The stolen jewels have been added to INTERPOL’s Stolen Works of Art database, which combines descriptions and pictures of more than 57,000 items from around the world. INTERPOL has also published a special edition poster alerting its membership of the theft…

G20/OECD Report on Blended Finance De-risking Measures warns that weak governance and opaque guarantee structures can turn blended-finance projects into targets for corruption, ML, and fraud

October 17, 2025

The report underscores that effective de-risking depends on transparent structures, coherent regulations, and well-governed financial ecosystems capable of attracting sustainable private investment. These measures, while aimed at mobilising capital, also strengthen safeguards against illicit finance by promoting clearer disclosure, traceability, and accountability across blended-finance operations…

OECD’s 10-year review of the BEPS initiative highlights major gains in tax transparency and global cooperation, indirectly reinforcing AML efforts by curbing profit-shifting and reducing avenues for illicit financial flows

October 15, 2025

The report reflects on ten years of international tax reform, noting stronger frameworks for transparency, information exchange, and fairer global taxation. These developments enhance the integrity of the financial system by narrowing gaps that enable corporate tax abuse and by complementing AML measures aimed at tracing and deterring illicit cross-border flows.

FSB publishes a report examining how authorities monitor AI adoption and related vulnerabilities in the financial sector, building on its 2024 report and outlining the next steps for oversight

October 10, 2025

The report identifies a range of direct and proxy indicators to support monitoring of AI adoption and related vulnerabilities in the financial system. The report includes a case study on recent developments in the AI supply chain and implications of financial institutions’ reliance on a few critical third-party providers. These include vulnerabilities related to criticality, concentration, and substitutability…

FSB releases its 2025 progress report on the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments calling for enhanced policy implementation to achieve tangible improvements

October 9, 2025

This report evaluates the advancements made towards achieving the G20’s targets for faster, cheaper, more transparent, and inclusive cross-border payments. While significant milestones have been reached, such as the finalisation of key policy recommendations and the revision of standards by FATF, the report indicates that these efforts have not yet resulted in substantial improvements…

FATF hosts a webinar on Demystifying Extended Confiscation aimed at assisting countries in enhancing criminal assets recovery while safeguarding fundamental rights

October 9, 2025

Key points covered the definition of extended confiscation and the revised FATF Standards, insights from panellists’ national experiences highlighting challenges and best practices, case studies of successful implementations, and discussions on incorporating safeguards to protect fundamental rights when designing and applying extended confiscation laws…

Egmont Group launches Phase II of its project to boost FIUs’ role in asset recovery, focusing on stronger asset-freezing powers, cooperation, advanced intelligence tools, and private-sector partnerships

October 2, 2025

The report highlights that while many FIUs possess the legal authority to freeze assets, challenges persist in effectively utilizing these powers, especially in cross-border contexts. Key findings include the necessity for enhanced international cooperation, the establishment of robust domestic strategies, and the adoption of advanced financial intelligence tools. Recommendations emphasize the importance of empowering FIUs with comprehensive asset freezing capabilities…

UNODC’s 2025 Minerals Crime report warns that rising demand for critical minerals fuels corruption and illicit financial flows, calling for stronger global transparency and enforcement

September 30, 2025

The report examines the key actors, networks, and methods involved in illicit activities within critical energy transition mineral (CETM) supply chains. It also recommends strengthening governance, regulatory oversight, and international cooperation to mitigate associated criminal and environmental risks…

INTERPOL cracks down on cyber-enabled financial crimes across 40 countries, seizing $342M in govt-backed currencies and $97M in assets, including $16M in cryptocurrency

September 24, 2025

Authorities blocked over 68,000 bank accounts and froze nearly 400 crypto wallets linked to frauds such as voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, money laundering from illegal online gambling, business email compromise, and e-commerce fraud. A key success included the recovery of KRW 6.6 billion (USD 3.91 million) by the Korean National Police Agency in cooperation with Emirati…

OECD peer review finds BEPS Action 13 Country-by-Country Reporting broadly implemented in 142 jurisdictions, though many still need legal or operational improvements

September 23, 2025

The eighth annual peer review, covering 142 countries, reveals that over 120 jurisdictions have established domestic CbC-reporting obligations, with 22 advised to finalise legal frameworks and 27 urged to strengthen specific administrative areas OECD. While 101 jurisdictions have CbC exchange agreements in force and 89 provide assurance of appropriate use protocols, the report continues to recommend targeted improvements to ensure full alignment across the Inclusive Framework

INTERPOL’s Operation Lionfish-Mayag III drives a record-breaking crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing 76 tonnes of synthetic drugs worth $6.5BN across Asia and North America

September 16, 2025

Authorities made 386 arrests, including a suspect under a Red Notice for large-scale meth smuggling. Highlights included India dismantling the darknet syndicate “Ketamelon,” Myanmar seizing heroin hidden in pineapples and over 9 million yaba pills, and Lao PDR confiscating 3.9 tonnes of methamphetamine, underscoring the global scale and sophistication of synthetic drug trafficking networks…

FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL, and UNODC launch Handbook on ‘International Cooperation against ML’, providing essential tools to help countries speed up detection, investigation, and prosecution

September 15, 2025

Using survey input from 106 jurisdictions, it identifies legal, operational, and technological obstacles—differences in legal systems, resource constraints, varying powers of authorities, and delays in mutual legal assistance—and proposes best practices such as standardisation of requests, feedback loops, domestic coordination, leveraging digital tools, and joint analysis/investigations…

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