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FATF holds webinars on TF and Proliferation Risks (July 22, 2025) and Sanctions Evasion Schemes (July 29, 2025) to help deepen public and private sector understanding of key risks and vulnerabilities
The first, on 22 July, will focus on terrorist financing (TF), examining traditional and emerging methods, including online tactics and hybrid approaches. The second, on 29 July, will address proliferation financing (PF) and sanctions evasion schemes, highlighting vulnerabilities in the global financial system and discussing FATF’s recent report on complex PF and sanctions evasion schemes…
GI-TOC flags Pacific Islands as crime transit hub, calls for community-led security amid meth crisis and rising foreign cartel influence
This growing presence of foreign crime groups is fueling a sharp rise in methamphetamine trafficking and usage across the region, which is contributing to wider social harms such as increased petty crime, community fragmentation, and a surge in HIV infections linked to drug use practices. GI-TOC stresses the urgent need for holistic, community-led security strategies that integrate traditional local governance with formal law enforcement efforts…
FATF’s Fifth Round Procedures introduce a risk-based, time-sensitive evaluation cycle prioritising high-risk jurisdictions and enforcing stricter follow-up within six years
The procedures outline a risk-based approach to mutual evaluations, prioritising jurisdictions with higher money laundering and terrorist financing risks, larger financial sectors, or outdated assessments. The procedures mandate a six-year evaluation cycle with reinforced follow-up, requiring jurisdictions to address key deficiencies within three years or face potential public identification through the ICRG process.
FATF updates its 2023 Consolidated processes and procedures for mutual evaluations and follow-ups
Key changes include stricter timelines, clearer expectations for addressing deficiencies, standardized assessor selection, and reinforced confidentiality and conflict-of-interest safeguards. These reforms seek to strengthen the global AML/CTF regime by improving the effectiveness and reliability of assessments, ultimately supporting stronger international cooperation against financial crime…
FATF’s 2025 Terrorist Financing risks report reveals evolving TF threats, with 69% of jurisdictions still fail to understand TF trends and investigate or prosecute effectively, exposing critical gaps
The report also warns of gaps in countries’ abilities to fully understand TF trends and thus respond effectively. It calls for urgent action to bolster technical compliance and effectiveness in both the public and private sectors to prevent terrorists from exploiting vulnerabilities. The FATF stresses the importance of enhancing international cooperation and information sharing among FIUs…
Egmont Group marks its 30th anniversary in Luxembourg, uniting 170+ FIUs to boost global efforts against FC and emerging threats from virtual assets, fintech, and cross-border illicit flows
The event highlighted emerging risks linked to virtual assets, fintech, and cross-border illicit flows, while underlining the vital role of FIUs in sharing intelligence to support complex investigations. Discussions also focused on adapting to new regulatory challenges, strengthening public-private partnerships, and leveraging data analytics…
GI-TOC updated Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Toolkit spotlights how 6 Western Balkans countries address illicit proceeds linked to corruption, tax evasion, and trade mispricing
The report offering country-specific insights into how Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia tackle illicit flows linked to corruption, tax evasion, trade mispricing, and informal cash systems. Drawing on FATF-style indicators, national risk assessments, and expert interviews, the toolkit highlights enforcement gaps, regulatory weaknesses, and opportunities for civil society to advocate stronger controls…
FATF Consolidated assessment ratings (July 25) delists Croatia, Mali, and Tanzania, while adding Bolivia and the UK Virgin Islands over AML/CFT gaps
FATF Consolidated assessment ratings (July 25) delists Croatia, Mali, and Tanzania, while adding Bolivia and the UK Virgin Islands over AML/CFT gaps…
FATF’s latest VASPs report exposes major gaps in virtual asset compliance, rising stablecoins misuse and weak cross-border supervision, calling for urgent global enforcement and coordinated action
The FATF’s 2025 targeted update on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) highlights that most jurisdictions have yet to fully implement AML/CFT requirements, including the Travel Rule. The report calls for urgent action to strengthen supervision, close regulatory gaps, and enhance international coordination to mitigate the risks of misuse of virtual assets for illicit finance…
UNODC’s World Drug Report 2025 warns that global instability is fuelling the drug crisis, enabling organised crime to expand corruption, violence, and FC, with increasing links to ML and cybercrime
The report notes a growing overlap between drug trafficking and other illicit economies, including money laundering and cyber-enabled crime. Cross-border laundering of drug profits is becoming more sophisticated, placing additional strain on law enforcement and financial systems. UNODC calls for a coordinated global response that addresses not only drug supply and demand, but also the financial infrastructure that enables drug-linked crime to thrive…
FATF–MONEYVAL June 25 Plenary advances payment transparency, boosts financial inclusion, and delists Croatia, Mali, and Tanzania, while adding Bolivia and the UK Virgin Islands over AML/CFT gaps
The joint plenary advanced global efforts to combat financial crime by revising key standards, monitoring high-risk jurisdictions, and promoting financial inclusion. The meeting also reinforced protections for NPOs, confirmed Latvia’s evaluation under a new methodology, and underscored international cooperation against sanctions evasion and TF…
FATF’s updated Financial Inclusion guidance promotes a proportionate RBA to AML/CFT, boosting access for low-risk groups with digital ID solutions while protecting financial integrity
The guidance emphasizes that financial inclusion and anti-financial crime efforts are mutually reinforcing—greater access paired with robust oversight enhances transparency, deters criminal misuse of the financial system, and strengthens the effectiveness of AML/CFT/CPF measures. By supporting both regulatory integrity and financial access, the FATF aims to help jurisdictions and the private sector balance security with inclusion…