At DC FinTech Week 2026, Egmont Group Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont discussed how emerging technologies, digital assets and artificial intelligence are changing financial crime risks and regulatory responses. He emphasized the role of financial intelligence units in protecting financial integrity, supported by public-private partnerships and international cooperation, and argued that innovation and effective regulation should operate as complementary objectives. The message reinforces the group’s existing push for more structured, technology-enabled cooperation and intelligence sharing. Beaumont also met Chady El Khoury of the International Monetary Fund to discuss ongoing cooperation and the organizations’ joint report on financial intelligence units.
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units highlights FIU cooperation as technology reshapes financial crime risks
At DC FinTech Week 2026, Egmont Group Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont emphasized the role of financial intelligence units, public-private partnerships and international cooperation in addressing technology-driven financial crime risks. He also discussed ongoing cooperation and a joint report on financial intelligence units with the International Monetary Fund.