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FATF amends Rec.1, 10 and 15 to better promote financial inclusion with increased focus on proportionality and simplified measures
These changes aim to help financial institutions feel more confident in providing services to underserved populations, ultimately improving access to financial services for the 1.4 billion unbanked individuals worldwide…
FATF launches 2nd Consultation on R.16 to strengthen Payment Transparency to ensure technology-neutral standards and improve cross-border transaction efficiency
These updates aim to maintain technology neutrality and uphold the principle of “same activity, same risk, same rules” while enhancing the speed, cost-efficiency, transparency, and security of cross-border payments, in line with the G20 Priority Action Plan…
Egmont Group Executive Secretary highlights FIUs’ role in combating TF at the No Money for Terror conference, stressing multilateral information exchange and tech-driven solutions
Key points highlighted the misuse of virtual assets by terrorists to recruit, transfer funds anonymously, and operate via the dark web, with FIUs playing a key role in detecting illicit flows. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) were emphasized as critical for early intelligence sharing, enabling financial institutions to disrupt threats and trace links after attacks. The Egmont Centre of FIU Excellence and Leadership (ECOFEL) was promoted…
FATF president delivers speech at No Money for Terror conference in Munich
The speech underscores the importance of international cooperation, effective frameworks, and collaboration with the private sector to track and dismantle financial networks that support terrorism. The FATF’s role in enhancing financial intelligence and prosecuting terrorist financing is emphasized, along with the necessity of leveraging technology and intelligence-sharing.
INTERPOL and AFRIPOL support Nigerian Agencies in a major crackdown on organised crime; leading to 36 arrests and $3m in seizures, targeting financial crime, cybercrime, drug and human trafficking
Among the crimes uncovered, common tactics included ‘romance baiting’, in which criminals cultivate online relationships to manipulate victims into investing or transferring their money; investment and cryptocurrency scams, where perpetrators lure victims in fictitious financial schemes; and celebrity scams, which involve the impersonation of well-known figures to solicit money from fans…
FATF’s Annual Report 2023-24 outlines significant advancements in non-conviction-based confiscation, transparency, and emerging risks such as cyber fraud
The report emphasises risk-based criteria for identifying weak jurisdictions, the importance of beneficial ownership registries, and targeted measures to protect NPOs from terrorism financing. It promotes gender inclusivity, addresses emerging risks like cyber fraud and terrorism financing via crowdfunding, enhances international asset…
INTERPOL’s Operation Screen West Africa unites 12 nations to strengthen borders and dismantle transnational crime networks, seizing millions in drugs, counterfeit medicines, and stolen vehicles
Frontline officers at land, air and sea border points were provided with INTERPOL Mobile Devices (IMDs) to access INTERPOL’s critical global intelligence, enabling them to conduct in real time over 1.3 million checks against INTERPOL’s databases. Checks against INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database detected 82 individuals travelling on stolen and irregular passports. Mauritanian authorities also launched an investigation into the international trafficking of French and Spanish passports…
FATF Vice-President Jeremy Weil addresses the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, highlighting the critical role chartered accountants play in safeguarding the integrity of financial systems
Accountants play an increasingly critical role in protecting the integrity of the financial system. From identifying potential red flags in complex legal structures to ensuring compliance with regulations, their expertise is vital in the fight against financial crime. It’s encouraging to see the profession step up as a key line of defense…
INTERPOL publishes its first Silver Notice to help trace and recover criminal assets, fight transnational crime, and boost global police cooperation
Italy has requested a Silver Notice to track criminal assets linked to linked to fraud, corruption & ML. This new addition to the Organization’s color-coded Notices and Diffusions facilitates global info sharing. Currently in a pilot phase with 52 countries, the program will run until at least November 2025…
ICAIE releases new report examining impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) on global fight against ML
The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies (ICAIE) questions whether the benefits of CBDCs—such as increased transparency and control over illicit finance—are worth the potential loss of privacy and civil liberties that could come with more authoritarian models…
UN General Assembly adopts a landmark treaty to combat global cybercrime, promoting international collaboration to prevent and address digital threats
Negotiated over five years, this is the first international anti-crime treaty in 20 years. The Convention addresses crimes like online child sexual abuse, scams, and money laundering. It also emphasises protecting vulnerable individuals, safeguarding economies, and promoting digital safety. It will open for signature in 2025 in Viet Nam and enter into force after ratification by 40 signatories…
INTERPOL advocates for replacing ‘Pig Butchering’ with ‘Romance Baiting’ to support fraud victims
INTERPOL urges the adoption of ‘romance baiting’ to describe online relationship and investment frauds, arguing that the term avoids dehumanizing victims, encourages reporting, and shifts focus onto fraudsters’ coercive tactics, aligning with the broader Think Twice campaign on online safety…