The Egmont Group said in a Wolfsberg Forum discussion that public-private partnerships between Financial Intelligence Units and the private sector are becoming a core part of the response to financial crime. The message, delivered by Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, was that increasingly complex, fast-moving and cross-border crime means no single authority or dataset is sufficient, making collaboration essential to connect fragmented information and turn it into actionable intelligence. The discussion identified four practical priorities for these arrangements: clear legal frameworks and trust-based collaboration for secure information sharing, two-way value so firms both provide data and receive actionable insights, a focus on operational results such as disruptions, recoveries and supported investigations, and the use of technology only where it is backed by clear governance and real operational use cases. The Egmont Group said it will continue supporting Financial Intelligence Units globally in strengthening these models.
Egmont Group2026-05-21
Egmont Group calls public private partnerships core infrastructure for fighting financial crime
The Egmont Group, speaking at a Wolfsberg Forum discussion, said public-private partnerships between Financial Intelligence Units and the private sector are central to combating increasingly complex, cross-border financial crime. It highlighted priorities including clear legal frameworks and trusted information sharing, two-way value with actionable insights for firms, measurable operational outcomes, and technology use grounded in governance and real use cases, and confirmed it will continue supporting Financial Intelligence Units in strengthening these models.