The Egmont Group set out priorities for strengthening Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and cross-border anti-money laundering (AML) cooperation through three interventions at the 2025 Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) Summit. In a keynote titled “FIUs at a Crossroads: Strengthening Global Intelligence Through the Egmont Network”, Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz emphasised investment in secure IT systems and training to address emerging threats, and highlighted cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and regional bodies. The address also called for increased funding, operational independence and trust-based collaboration for FIUs. Vice-Chair Daniel Thelesklaf (FIU Deutschland) spoke on moving beyond technical FATF compliance to build public trust and strategic credibility, while Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont moderated a panel on modernising cross-border information sharing, including the role of Egmont’s Secure Network and emerging approaches covering crypto compliance, peer-to-peer sharing and supervisory innovation.
Egmont Group 2025-09-12
Egmont Group highlights FIU independence technology investment and modern cross-border information sharing at the 2025 GCFFC Summit
At the 2025 Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime Summit, the Egmont Group prioritized enhancing Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and cross-border anti-money laundering cooperation. They emphasized investment in secure IT systems, training, and collaboration with international bodies. Key discussions included increased funding, operational independence, and modernizing cross-border information sharing, focusing on crypto compliance and supervisory innovation.