The Egmont Group highlighted the release of the 2025 Global Top 50 Financial Crime Prevention Leaders list, recognising individuals working across anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT), fraud intelligence, forensics, cyber-resilience, compliance, law enforcement and policy. The announcement underscored the prominence of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) leaders among those honoured and linked this to the role of financial intelligence within the AML/CFT framework. Egmont-associated honourees cited included Sarah Paquet (Director and Chief Executive Officer, FINTRAC and former IEWG Chair), Hennie Verbeek-Kusters (Head, FIU Netherlands and former Egmont Group Chair), Jerome Beaumont (Egmont Group Executive Secretary), Andrea M. Gacki (Director, U.S. FinCEN), Hafsat Abubaka Bakari (Director and Chief Executive Officer, NFIU) and Brandan Thomas (Chief Executive Officer, AUSTRAC). The selection process was described as based on five pillars of innovation, impact, policy influence, leadership and global reach, and the Egmont Group also noted partner leaders recognised including Elisa de Anda Madrazo (President, FATF), Laura Kovesi (European Chief Prosecutor, EPPO), Ghada Waly (Executive Director, UNODC) and Catherine De Bolle (Executive Director, EUROPOL).

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