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INTERPOL’s Operation First Light 2026 led to 5,811 arrests, intercepted USD 293M in illicit assets and blocked 31,014 bank accounts across 97 countries, disrupting global fraud and ML networks
The operation targeted social engineering scams, including business email compromise, investment fraud, romance scams, impersonation fraud and sextortion. Authorities also analysed 152,808 cases, solved 23,715 investigations, blocked 31,014 bank accounts, identified 15,606 suspects and issued 99 INTERPOL Notices and Diffusions. The operation highlighted the growing sophistication of transnational fraud…
FATF updates its Consolidated Assessment Ratings, reflecting revised country ratings – adding Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq to the grey list and removing Algeria and Namibia
The ratings, based on Mutual Evaluations and Follow-Up Reports, measure how effectively jurisdictions implement AML/CFT and counter-proliferation financing measures, helping identify strengths, weaknesses and progress over time. The consolidated tables are intended to support transparency and enable governments, supervisors and financial institutions to benchmark AML/CFT performance across…
FATF’s report urges greater use of PPPs to combat illicit finance, highlighting 84 PPPs across 52 jurisdictions, with 75%+ sharing strategic intelligence and 55–66% facilitating operational intelligence
It showcases successful initiatives such as Singapore’s Project FRONTIER+, which led to over 2,100 arrests, the freezing of 36,000 bank accounts, and the seizure of S$28.2 million, demonstrating the value of collaboration between authorities and the private sector. The FATF also highlights innovations such as encrypted information-sharing platforms and broader cooperation with virtual asset service providers…
OECD and UNDP use the Tax Inspectors Without Borders Annual Report 2026 to show how hands-on tax audit support is strengthening revenue mobilisation, investigation capacity and international co-operation
The annual report, published on 2 July 2026, reviews TIWB’s 2025 results and activities, including progress on revenue mobilisation, capacity building, institutional resilience, taxpayer compliance and peer-to-peer learning across tax administrations. It also marks the launch of TIWB 2.0, setting out how the initiative is expanding partnerships, adapting to a more complex international tax environment and responding to rising demand for practical support from developing countries.
FATF officially launches its 2026–2028 ‘Roadmap on Combatting Fraud’, marking the start of the UK Presidency, targeting scam compounds, digital enablers and faster cross-border financial intelligence
The UK Presidency for 2026–2028 will focus on fraud as a major and rapidly growing source of illicit finance, with FATF noting that nearly 90% of assessments in the previous round identified fraud as a major proceeds-generating offence. FATF also plans to strengthen risk-based implementation, risk-based supervision and public-private, private-private and cross-border information sharing, while examining financial flows linked to scam compounds…
UK takes over FATF Presidency for 2026–2028, launching a coordinated global drive to disrupt illicit financial flows and strengthen the global response to fast-evolving, technology-enabled fraud and FC
UNODC’s World Drug Report 2026 warns that global drug use has reached 331M people, with cocaine production at a record 4,100 tonnes and the spread of nitazenes to 37 countries
The report estimates that 331 million people used drugs in 2024, while drug markets continued to diversify through new psychoactive substances, synthetic opioids, globalised methamphetamine production, expanding cocaine supply and shifting cannabis patterns. It highlights organised crime innovation across trafficking routes and methods, warning that faster intelligence sharing, joint operations, prevention and treatment are needed…
FATF’s latest report exposes how terrorists exploit social media, messaging apps and streaming platforms to raise and move funds, calling for stronger global action to counter digital TF threats
The report examines how terrorists misuse social media and messaging platforms for fraudulent humanitarian appeals, charitable crowdfunding, live-stream tipping, rotating wallet and QR-code virtual asset fundraising, coded language, ephemeral content and commercial fronts. It urges countries to strengthen risk assessments, public-private information sharing, inter-agency co-ordination, financial and digital intelligence links, targeted indicators…
FATF consults on updated Rec.16 (Travel rule) guidance to enhance cross-border payment transparency, clarify payment chain responsibilities, and set a 2030 implementation deadline – comments by 21 Aug 26
The consultation seeks views on draft guidance to support implementation of the revised Recommendation 16, agreed in June 2025 and due to be implemented globally by the end of 2030. FATF asks stakeholders to comment on issues including misdirected payment controls, financial inclusion in lower-capacity jurisdictions, application to digital wallets and mobile money, and the interaction between payment transparency, data protection…
Wolfsberg Group updates its RBA guidance, urging FIs to replace tick-box compliance with a more proportionate, prioritised, and outcome-focused approach to FC risk management
The updated guidance builds on Wolfsberg’s 2025 Statement on the Risk-Based Approach and aligns with FATF’s revisions to Recommendation 1, framing the RBA around proportionality, prioritisation and effectiveness. It encourages financial institutions to use risk assessments to calibrate controls, move resources away from low-value activity, support financial inclusion and develop a common understanding of risk with supervisors, law enforcement…
FATF strengthens Rec.6 on terrorist financing sanctions, introducing UN-aligned humanitarian exemptions to help ensure legitimate aid and essential financial services reach those in need
The standards update requires countries to reflect humanitarian exemptions in relevant UN Security Council resolutions, helping ensure targeted financial sanctions do not block funds, assets, goods or services needed for humanitarian assistance. FATF frames the change as part of its wider work on mitigating unintended consequences from AML/CFT measures, while maintaining a risk-based approach to countering terrorism and terrorist financing…
FATF’s Plenary (June 2026) unveils tougher payment transparency standards, enhanced intelligence sharing, and new measures addressing TF, virtual assets, DeFi, and emerging tech-enabled threats
The Plenary advanced reforms to improve payment transparency, humanitarian safeguards within sanctions regimes, and responses to evolving threats linked to virtual assets, DeFi, social media misuse and underground banking, while setting the strategic direction for the incoming UK Presidency, which will prioritise tackling global fraud, strengthening risk-based…