Can the Financial Action Taskforce Turn Standards into Results?

STR: Suspicious Transaction Report · Jul 24, 2026 · 50m

How can the global anti-financial-crime system become more inclusive, proportionate and effective in delivering meaningful results?

Few institutions have as much influence over the global response to money laundering and terrorist financing as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). But the value of its standards ultimately depends on whether they produce meaningful change.

In this episode of the Suspicious Transaction Report, host Tom Keatinge is joined by Elisa de Anda Madrazo, who has just completed her two-year term as FATF President, having previously served as its Vice-President…