Global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has underlined the potential threats where money can be misused in a rapidly digitalising world. FATF says money can be misused to support terrorism, hide illegal earnings, or fund activities that can harm global peace. It highlighted that to protect the world’s financial systems, FATF works with countries around the globe
FATF underlined its two reports published this year which extensively cover advanced methods including the manipulation of beneficial ownership information to mask the identities of sanctioned individuals and entities, the misuse of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies and leveraging maritime sectors and shipping industries to bypass international regulations.