FIUture-Proof: Effective, System-Based Financial Intelligence
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐? This question echoed through the halls of the Kunstmuseum today as FIUโthe Netherlands welcomed international partners from across the financialโcrimeโfighting ecosystem for ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ 2026.
In a world shaped by rapid technological change, shifting geopolitical realities, and increasingly sophisticated criminal business models, the need for ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บโ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ has never been greater.
FIUtureโProof brought together international leaders and experts from:
– Financial Intelligence Units;
– Law enforcement;
– Supervisory authorities;
– Policymaking bodies;
– Privateโsector partners.
Throughout the day, we explored how to translate financial data into ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, strengthen ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐโ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, and ensure that ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ are aligned to counter both current and emerging financialโcrime threats.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐
A number of important questions and challenges surfaced during our discussions:
– ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐?
A reminder that continuous reflection and measurement are essential to improving our systemโbased approach.
– ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
New technologies create opportunities for innovation, but also for exploitation. Our response must be just as agile.
– ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
While the public still largely trusts cash and electronic money, alternative systems are rapidly developing alongside the traditional financial sector.
These challenges underscore the importance of working together, sharing insights, and strengthening our collective resilience.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
As our acting head Lisette Heerze put it:
โThe world keeps shifting and together, we keep rising to meet the challenges we face. When we unite our expertise, data and international network, we can expand the systemโbased approach and keep driving meaningful impact together.โ
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