The Egmont Group published highlights from a speech by its Chair, Elzbieta Franków-Jaskiewicz, at the Polish Presidency Seminar on March 27, 2025, focusing on strengthening global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) cooperation through Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). The remarks positioned the Egmont Group’s network of 177 FIUs as a core channel for operational cooperation and intelligence exchange. The address emphasised joint financial investigations to trace illicit flows and disrupt transnational networks, and argued for FIU operational autonomy to enable swift and secure information sharing. Priorities also included technology and capacity-building to improve FIU effectiveness, expanding the use of advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to address emerging money laundering and terrorist financing risks, and closer alignment with international partners including the Financial Action Task Force, UNODC, INTERPOL, the World Bank, the IMF and European Union bodies. The Chair also indicated readiness for potential collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering Authority and highlighted engagement with the private sector to improve the quality of suspicious transaction reports and other intelligence inputs.
Egmont Group 2025-03-28
Egmont Group chair sets out priorities for FIU cooperation and technology-driven AML/CFT at Polish Presidency seminar
Egmont Group Chair, Elzbieta Franków-Jaskiewicz, stressed at the Polish Presidency Seminar the need to strengthen global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing cooperation via Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), advocating for their autonomy and enhanced technology use. Priorities included joint financial investigations, advanced data analytics, and collaboration with international partners and the private sector to improve intelligence sharing and effectiveness.