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4th NMFT Conference Unites 60+ Nations to Tackle Terrorist Financing

21 February 2025

4th NMFT Conference Unites 60+ Nations to Tackle Terrorist Financing

The 4th No Money for Terror (NMFT) Ministerial Conference, hosted in Germany, brought together nearly 400 participants from over 60 delegations. The event focused on driving global initiatives to combat terrorist financing and strengthen international cooperation in tackling financial crime.

 

Key themes from the conference include:

➡️ Multilateral cooperation: Recognising the benefits of and need for international cooperation to understand terrorist financing threats, strengthen legislation, and share information;

➡️ Digital channels: Understanding the importance of implementing the FATF guidance on virtual assets, particularly the travel rule, and the increasing threat posed by the blending of cash-based and digital financing methods;

➡️ Financial inclusion: Acknowledging the importance of financial inclusion for legitimate entities and the need for tailored risk assessments for non-profit organisations (NPOs) particularly due to the misuse of FATF standards to supress civil society; and

➡️ Organised crime: Sharing best practice on addressing and dismantling links between organised crime and terrorism financing.

✅ Firms should review Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) control frameworks to ensure they are responsive to evolving threats.