Corruption corrodes trust, weakens institutions, and undermines societies. Few people understand this better than our Executive Director Elizabeth Andersen. With more than two decades of experience advancing the rule of law around the world, Betsy brings a wealth of insight into why corruption matters and how to confront it.

Criminal use of crypto is becoming increasingly professionalised, but so too is the global response. Participants at the 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets emphasised three priorities: developing common standards, deepening cooperation and investing in capacity.

These are essential if authorities and industry are to keep pace with evolving threats and recover illicit cryptoassets at scale.

The 14th edition of the Basel AML Index Public Edition – set to be released on 8 December 2025 – will categorise jurisdictions’ financial crime risks using a more nuanced risk-level system.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is removing Mozambique from its “grey” list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, following more than two years of intensive reform and implementation efforts.

Mozambique was placed on the FATF grey list in October 2022. It has since made significant progress in addressing strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework.

We are delighted to announce a new grant that will enable the Basel Institute on Governance to continue and expand its support to Ukraine on integrity and accountability.