ANALYSIS: The chicken and egg paradox of AML effectiveness – by ex FinCEN and CIA expert Elizabeth Bethoney

EVENT: Launching the FATF’s Roadmap 26-28 on Combatting Fraud

FATF

June 30, 2026

On 1 July, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will bring together key partners and stakeholders to officially launch its 2026-2028 Roadmap on Combatting Fraud. Fraud is one of the most pervasive and damaging financial crimes affecting individuals, businesses, and the integrity of financial systems worldwide, so tackling the fraud epidemic is one of the FATF’s key strategic priorities under the incoming UK 2026-2028 Presidency.  The virtual event, taking place on the first day of the UK Presidency, will bring together members of the FATF Global Network, FATF observers, and other stakeholders and partners to shape the FATF’s response to the global fraud epidemic.

Advisory note on money laundering risks as the MiCAR transitional period ends

AMLA

June 30, 2026

The MiCAR transitional period will end across the EU on 1 July 20261 . After this date, firms must be authorised as MiCAR-compliant crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) in order to continue providing crypto asset services in the EU. The purpose of this note is to set out the ML/TF risks resulting from the end of the transitional period and identify mitigating measures that can be taken by the crypto asset sector, AML/CFT supervisors and FIUs to address these risks to ensure a coordinated, forward-looking, and risk-based response to safeguard the integrity of the EU financial system