By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
TRACFIN, France’s financial intelligence unit, can now receive and process reports directly from whistleblowers after changes to French law took effect on July 1.
Tracfin said the new reporting channel marks a significant expansion of its intelligence-gathering powers. “Since July 1, 2026, Tracfin has been able to receive and process reports submitted by whistleblowers,” it said.
Until now, the agency “could only use information transmitted by professionals subject to the obligation to report potential suspicions, government agencies, or foreign financial intelligence units.”
This meant that Tracfin could only receive whistleblower reports from professionals covered by AML rules and intelligence units.
Now, Tracfin can also receive reports from “employees, trade union members and shareholders working outside sectors covered by French AML/CFT reporting rules”.
It said previously this group “could witness suspected money laundering or terrorist financing, but had no reporting channel to the FIU”.
A dedicated online form now allows these people to report money laundering or terrorist financing. Whistleblowers can access the form [HERE].
Tracfin said it will forward reports which do not fall within its jurisdiction to the relevant competent authority. The agency said it may also forward reports to ‘Défenseur des droits’, an independent administrative authority of the Government of France.
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