Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

What is the Egmont Group (EG)? What does the EG do? What are its main goals? Watch this video by the #ECOFEL to find out more about the Egmont Group.

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🌐 We are pleased to share that Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, Chair of the Egmont Group, had the honor of speaking at the Polish Presidency Seminar on March 27, 2025. The event featured keynote addresses from esteemed leaders, including, Andrzej Domański, CFA, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland, Bruna Szego, Chair of the AMLA, Nicola Muccioli, Chair of MONEYVAL, and more. 🗣️ During the address, Madam Franków-Jaśkiewicz highlighted the pivotal role of the Egmont Group in enhancing the global AML/CFT framework. With 177 Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) worldwide, the Egmont Group fosters operational cooperation and intelligence exchange to combat money laundering and terrorist financing effectively. 🔑 Key points from the speech included: 🔹 The importance of joint financial investigations in tracing illicit financial flows and dismantling transnational criminal networks. 🔹 The need for FIU operational autonomy ensures swift and secure intelligence sharing. 🔹 Innovative approaches by the Egmont Group to enhance FIU effectiveness through technology and capacity-building initiatives. 🔹 The commitment to monitoring emerging ML/TF risks and promoting advanced data analytics, AI, and machine learning to future-proof FIUs. 🔹 Collaboration with key international organizations like FATF, UNODC, INTERPOL, the World Bank, IMF, and EU bodies to align operational practices and regulatory expectations. 🔹 Stand ready for potential collaborative efforts with the AMLA to reach common goals. 🔹 Engagement with the private sector to improve the quality of Suspicious Transaction Reports and other intelligence inputs. 🛡️ The Egmont Group is optimistic about the future of AML/CFT efforts and looks forward to new and continued collaboration with key international organizations and EU bodies to tackle the ever-evolving challenges of money laundering, associated predicate crime and terrorist financing. 🙏 Thank you to the Polish Presidency of the EU Council for the invitation and to all the esteemed guests for their valuable contributions. #AML #CFT #FinancialCrime #EgmontGroup #PolishPresidency #AMLA #MONEYVAL #InternationalCooperation #Innovation #Technology #CapacityBuilding Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | INTERPOL | The World Bank | International Monetary Fund | International Association of Prosecutors | The Wolfsberg Group | UNODC | #Moneyval   Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz / May AlKhalifa / Mohammed Shahid Ahmed / Jérôme Beaumont

We are thrilled to share insights from Egmont Group Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont’s intervention at the Financial & International Business Association (FIBA) panel discussion, "Public-Private Sector Dialogue: Strengthening Defenses Through Collaborative Consortiums," moderated by Mariano Federici and joined by Roberto de Michele IADB former Division Chief. 💡 Mr. Beaumont emphasized the critical role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in enhancing FIUs and the AML/CFT regime. Key takeaways include: 🎯 PPPs foster strategic and operational cooperation, leading to better typologies and more actionable intelligence. 🎯 PPPs create an ecosystem of trust, encouraging innovation and advanced technologies. 🎯 FIU leadership is vital in managing secure information exchange, enhancing overall effectiveness. 🔍 The EG has fostered PPPs, incorporating red flags and indicators for early crime detection. Projects like Laundromats test risk indicators on FIU and bank datasets, while the Cyber-Enabled Fraud (CEF) project helped effectively report and recover assets from CEF. 🌏 Mr. Beaumont highlighted key examples of PPPs, including the Canadian-led FINTRAC Canada | CANAFE Canada Project Protect, which significantly increased STRs related to human trafficking. He also mentioned Project Shadow, Project Guardian, Project Chameleon, and Project Athena, and noted Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, US Treasury's collaboration announced at the FinCEN-FINTRAC Symposium in October 2024, enhancing international cooperation. 🌍 Mr. Beaumont also highlighted significant efforts in Australia, the EU, the UK, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to enhance PPPs. 🌐 These initiatives showcase the power of PPPs. We look forward to seeing how these partnerships continue to evolve and strengthen global AML/CFT efforts. #FinancialCrime #AML #CFT #PublicPrivatePartnerships #EgmontGroup #FIBA #PanelDiscussion #Collaboration #Innovation #Fatf #Wolfsberg #IAP #IADB Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz | May AlKhalifa | Mohammed Shahid Ahmed | Jérôme Beaumont Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | INTERPOL | The World Bank | International Monetary Fund | International Association of Prosecutors | The Wolfsberg Group

🌐 On March 13, 2025, with the presence of the Minister at the UK Treasury Emma Reynolds, the Egmont Group Executive Secretary, Jérôme Beaumont, delivered an intervention at the London publication event for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on Combating Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) through Financial Intelligence. 🎙️ Mr. Beaumont joined a top table discussion of distinguished speakers, including FATF President, Elisa de Anda Madrazo, focusing on operationalizing the findings of the report. 🔑 Key highlights from the Executive Secretary’s intervention included: • Reflecting on EGMONT’s previous project and training offer in this area. • Discussing the challenges in international information and support Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) provide in identifying and combating OCSE. 💡 Mr. Beaumont emphasized the crucial role of FIUs in tracking illicit financial flows linked to online CSE, the importance of strengthening public-private partnerships, and the necessity of international cooperation to tackle this transnational crime effectively. 👥 The panel discussions, expertly moderated by Jennie Haslett, provided an excellent opportunity to see the Head of FIU Latvia, Toms Platacis, and the director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI, Tom Keatinge. 🌟 The Egmont Group was proud to have contributed to the report and remains committed to helping eradicate online CSE through enhanced training, timely detection and intervention, and robust international cooperation. 👩💼Additionally, Mr. Beaumont was honoured to be invited to attend the “Women in Financial Crime: Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders” hosted by RUSI. The panel event gathered senior female leaders in financial crime across the public and private sectors and fostered an engaging dialogue on the importance of diversity, mentorship, and leadership in combating financial crimes. #AML #CFT #FinancialIntelligence #OCSE #EgmontGroup #FATF #RUSI #InternationalCooperation Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) | INTERPOL | The World Bank | International Monetary Fund | International Association of Prosecutors | The Wolfsberg Group Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz / May AlKhalifa / Mohammed Shahid Ahmed / Jérôme Beaumont

🤝 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to everyone who participated in the "𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀" workshop, held from 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟰–𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶, 𝗨𝗔𝗘. 🙏 We extend our deepest gratitude to the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAE FIU) for co-hosting this impactful event. 💡 Over three days, the workshop provided a valuable platform for discussions, insights, and knowledge-sharing that have greatly advanced our understanding of virtual asset analysis in today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape. 🌟 A special thank you to the presenters from Chainalysis, Crystal Intelligence, Blockchain Group, Whitestream, FIU Egypt, FIU France, FIU Bahrein, FIU Malawi, FIU Yemen, and FIU Kenya for their contributions. Your expertise was instrumental in enriching the sessions and panel discussions. 🙌 👏 To all the participants, your engagement and collaborative spirit made this event a true success. 🔎 As we move forward, the #ECOFEL remains dedicated to providing more training initiatives that empower FIUs in navigating the complexities of tracing virtual assets. 🤝 Finally, we are deeply grateful to our donors for their generous support: U.S. Department of State – Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) SECO Economic Cooperation and Development AUSTRAC UAE Financial Intelligence Unit Saudi Arabia FIU (SAFIU) Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLD) – Taiwan #VirtualAssets #FinancialIntelligence #Thankyou #CapacityBuilding #CryptoAnalysis #ECOFEL

🌐 🤝 This week, the Egmont Group was pleased to attend the 2025 February Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in Paris. As an observer, we are committed to furthering the discussions and initiatives that were undertaken, and we were honored to contribute to several essential topics that were discussed during the FATF Plenary week, namely: 🔍 Noting the progress and discussing the first draft paper of the joint Egmont Group | Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | INTERPOL | UNODC project on Effective Informal International Cooperation 🚨 Taking part as one of the project team members and seeing adopted the report for the Online Child Sexual Exploitation 🔄 Taking part as one of the project team members of the PDG work on amending the requirements of Recommendation 16 🛡️ Taking part of the project team and seeing the progress of the RTMG work on the Extended Update to ML NRA Guidance. 👩🏻💼 Happy to see the great progress of the Presidential Initiative of Women in FATF and the Global Network 🤝 Further cooperate with FATF regarding AML/CFT technical assistance and training activities 🌍 We stand ready to continue supporting the topics of common relevance between the two organizations for the benefit of member FIUs and the Global AML/CFT Network. Our partnership is vital and instrumental in achieving our shared objectives. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) | INTERPOL | The World Bank | International Monetary Fund | International Association of Prosecutors | The Wolfsberg Group | UNODC   Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz / May AlKhalifa / Mohammed Shahid Ahmed / Jérôme Beaumont

🌍 The Egmont Centre of FIU Excellence and Leadership (#ECOFEL), in collaboration with the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (UAE FIU), is excited to host the "Virtual Assets" workshop from February 24–26, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 🗓️✨ This advanced three-day workshop is designed to empower FIU analysts with the tools, skills, and expertise needed to analyze virtual asset transactions effectively in today’s rapidly evolving financial environment. 🪙💡 👉 The event will bring together experienced FIU analysts from the Egmont Group’s Middle East and North Africa, as well as Eastern and Southern Africa regions, fostering collaboration and shared learning. Participants will explore best practices in virtual asset tracing and gain insights into the latest trends, developments, and risks in the cryptocurrency space. 📩 For more information, contact: ecofel.info@egmontsecretariat.org #VirtualAssets #FinancialIntelligence #CryptoAnalysis #ECOFEL

🙏 The Egmont Group would like to express its gratitude to the 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 (𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗨) for graciously hosting the Strategic Analysis Course in the beautiful city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This course was organized in collaboration with the 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 (𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗪𝗚). We were delighted to have participation from all Egmont Group member FIUs in the MENA region, as well as two candidate FIUs. Special thanks to the trainers from the FIUs of the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮, 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗴𝘆𝗽𝘁 for their outstanding contributions. 🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 👥 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗴𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗨𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗵. The course was interactive, featuring several exercises designed to engage attendees. To ensure accessibility and stimulate discussion, the course was simultaneously translated into Arabic and English. Participants were divided into groups to work on a comprehensive group exercise that integrated the knowledge gained over the course. 📊 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲. They analyzed the nature and extent of criminal activities related to money laundering and terrorist financing within the country, utilizing strategic analysis. Presentations covered typologies, threats, ML/TF methods, geographical scope, predicate crimes, international links, involved financial institutions, DFNBP, and indicators. 📹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗨 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗪𝗚 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗜𝗨 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. Also, additional information on the TATWG library was shared with the participants. Re-using the material of courses is in line with the strategic goals of TATWG to make the material available to all Egmont members and observer organizations. 🎉 On the final day we had the honor to receive the 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗨 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 who congratulated all participants and addressed the importance of the Strategic Analysis Course.

🚨 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🚨 Registrations for the 𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗣𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 are open for 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗜𝗨 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://cvent.me/Bq2mVN 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:  📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? Malta (In-Person Event)  📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻? 8–10 April 2025  🗣️ 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲? English only  🤝 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? The 𝗘𝗴𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗜𝗨𝘀 & 𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗪𝗚, in collaboration with the 𝗙𝗜𝗔𝗨 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮 💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱?  This symposium offers a deep dive into 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗣𝘀), providing invaluable insights for authorities involved in AML/CFT oversight. ⚠️ 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! FIU registrations remain open, we encourage early sign-ups to secure your place. 📖 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 & 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://lnkd.in/ej6FTef7 ❓ 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Reach out at vaspsymposium@fiaumalta.org #FinancialSupervision #VASPs #EgmontGroup #AMLTraining