Jul 23, 2026 · 24 min · 9 segments
In this episode of **The Riffle**, we explore the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 2026 report, **Information Sharing to Combat Illicit Finance: Global Overview of Public-Private Partnerships**…
Because that's the huge hurdle here.
It is.
OK, let's unpack this.
Good point.
Why now?
Well, criminal networks operate in a highly digital, highly complex cross-border environment.
I mean, they move funds in seconds.
Right.
But traditionally, our defense systems have been incredibly slow and, well, isolated.
Yeah, the public sector, meaning law enforcement and financial intelligence units, they have certain pieces of intelligence.
Exactly.
Meanwhile, the private sector...
So the banks, the crypto platforms, the crowdfunding sites, they hold entirely different pieces of data.
And rigid laws and this culture of extreme caution meant they couldn't just swap notes?
No. It's like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle where the police have the corner pieces, the banks have the edge pieces, and nobody is allowed to look at each other's hands.
That isolation is the entire reason public private partnerships are being built right now.
They define them as standing mechanisms for effective information sharing.
Standing mechanisms.
So not just a one off thing.
Right.
We aren't talking about an annual conference where bankers and police officers shake hands and grab coffee.
Right, right.
We are talking about a permanent operational bridge built between these silos.
Because that's the huge hurdle here.
It is.
OK, let's unpack this.
Good point.
Why now?
Well, criminal networks operate in a highly digital, highly complex cross-border environment.
I mean, they move funds in seconds.
Right.
But traditionally, our defense systems have been incredibly slow and, well, isolated.
Yeah, the public sector, meaning law enforcement and financial intelligence units, they have certain pieces of intelligence.
Exactly.
Meanwhile, the private sector...
So the banks, the crypto platforms, the crowdfunding sites, they hold entirely different pieces of data.
And rigid laws and this culture of extreme caution meant they couldn't just swap notes?
No. It's like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle where the police have the corner pieces, the banks have the edge pieces, and nobody is allowed to look at each other's hands.
That isolation is the entire reason public private partnerships are being built right now.
They define them as standing mechanisms for effective information sharing.
Standing mechanisms.
So not just a one off thing.
Right.
We aren't talking about an annual conference where bankers and police officers shake hands and grab coffee.
Right, right.
We are talking about a permanent operational bridge built between these silos.
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