The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is hosting its inaugural Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) Conference over 16 to 17 October at its headquarters in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, bringing together more than 100 financial institutions, designated non-financial businesses and professions, regulators, law enforcement, policy makers and regional partners to discuss current AML/CFT/CPF developments in the ECCU. Under the theme “Compliance in the 21st Century: Financial Inclusion and Digital Transformation in a Dynamic Landscape”, the agenda covers the future of AML/CFT/CPF compliance, modernisation of the ECCU payment system, preparation for upcoming fifth-round mutual evaluations, the ECCU’s financial inclusion agenda, beneficial ownership and the application of artificial intelligence in AML/CFT compliance. The programme includes roundtable discussions on financial inclusion, a risk-based approach to ongoing monitoring, and new and emerging money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing risks, with a keynote address by Annie Bertrand of the United Nations Capital Development Fund and presentations from regional bodies and authorities including the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force and multiple financial intelligence and supervisory agencies.

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