Reported by Julia Yansura & Helen Taylor (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://thefactcoalition.org/uk-illicit-finance-summit-puts-dirty-gold-in-the-spotlight-real-reforms-must-follow/) Ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9th, the UK’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper unveiled plans for the upcoming Illicit Finance Summit to be hosted by the UK on 23-24 June 2026. Bringing together leaders from a broad coalition of countries, the […]

Reported by Simone Martin (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/government/tokenization-vs-kyc/) Tokenization is transforming how value moves, especially in real estate, where everything from penthouses to mountain villas can be fractionalized and traded like digital shares. This shift promises unprecedented access and efficiency — but it also opens the door to criminals […]

Reported by Maria Abi-Habib (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/americas/ecuador-cocaine-trafficking.html) The U.S.’s shift in focus from cocaine to fentanyl has helped cocaine traffickers to thrive in Latin America. Since President Trump took office in 2017 and through the Biden administration, the United States focused on battling fentanyl, leaving room for the […]