The Superintendency of Banks of Panama took part as a panelist in a United Nations side event on dismantling the economies of human trafficking and used the forum to describe Panama's interagency approach to preventing and detecting financial operations linked to human trafficking and related organized crime. It highlighted the banking supervisor's role in developing analytical tools, typologies and red flags to help identify transactions that may be associated with these illicit activities. The measures discussed are aimed at strengthening banks' capabilities through typologies and warning indicators incorporated into regulations issued by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama, supporting efforts to disrupt the financial structures that sustain organized crime schemes. The event was held during the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and brought together representatives from Peru, Colombia and Panama to exchange experience, good practices and cooperation strategies on combating human trafficking and preventing money laundering.
Superintendencia de Bancos de Panama2026-07-15
Superintendency of Banks of Panama outlines anti-trafficking AML tools and bank typologies at United Nations panel
The Superintendency of Banks of Panama used a United Nations panel on human trafficking to outline Panama's interagency approach to detecting related financial activity. It highlighted the supervisor's use of analytical tools, typologies and red flags in regulation to help banks identify suspicious transactions linked to trafficking and organized crime.