At the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, the Egmont Group’s Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz and Vice-Chair Daniel Thelesklaf participated in high-level panels and side events, positioning Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) as central to international efforts to combat increasingly borderless and sophisticated fraud. Across engagements hosted with partners including UNODC, INTERPOL, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Financial Intelligence Unit – FIU Deutschland and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Egmont Group leadership emphasised timely international information sharing, effective public-private partnerships, and the use of technology supported by strong human analytical capacity to translate intelligence into operational disruption. The Group also contributed to INTERPOL’s Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment, linking FIU cooperation with law enforcement and other international partners to improve detection, disrupt illicit financial flows earlier and deliver better outcomes for victims.
Egmont Group 2026-03-18
Egmont Group promotes cross-border FIU information sharing and supports INTERPOL’s global financial fraud threat assessment
At the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, Egmont Group leaders highlighted the pivotal role of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in combating sophisticated, borderless fraud. They stressed the importance of international information sharing, public-private partnerships, and technology in enhancing operational disruption. The Group also contributed to INTERPOL’s Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment, emphasizing FIU cooperation with law enforcement to improve detection and disrupt illicit flows.