The Egmont Group published a readout of Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz’s keynote at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026 in Dublin, setting out a Financial Intelligence Unit perspective on how international cooperation should adapt to the speed, complexity and scale of current criminal threats. The speech stressed that effective cooperation for FIUs depends on trusted and rapid cross-border information sharing, with particular urgency in fraud cases where early intervention can improve the chances of recovering funds. The Chair highlighted the Egmont Group’s role as an operational network for secure exchange of financial intelligence while protecting FIUs’ operational independence and autonomy, and pointed to the Egmont CEF Rapid Response Program as an example of faster action in cross-border fraud cases. She also said FIUs are increasingly using advanced analytics and artificial intelligence for screening and analysis, but that deployment must be anchored in trust, security, transparency and compliance with national legal frameworks. Effective information sharing, in this framing, means timely, targeted and actionable intelligence delivered through secure channels and supported by trained analysts.
Egmont Group 2026-04-29
Egmont Group Chair outlines FIU priorities for rapid cross-border fraud response and responsible artificial intelligence use
The Egmont Group published a readout of Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz’s keynote at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026, outlining a Financial Intelligence Unit perspective on adapting international cooperation to faster, more complex criminal threats. The speech underscored the need for trusted, rapid cross-border information sharing, highlighted the Egmont CEF Rapid Response Program for cross-border fraud, and noted growing use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence by FIUs within secure, transparent and legally compliant frameworks.