( May 13, 2025, 01:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A program that coordinates anti-money laundering efforts between Australia’s financial-crime watchdog and the private sector is set to be expanded. In a statement, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre said that the initiative, known as the Intelligence Divisions’ Fintel Alliance, had been so productive that the agency decided to make its collaborative data-analytics hub a central function. Austrac CEO Brendan Thomas said the Fintel Alliance had generated “real intelligence across a range of serious crimes, including money laundering, child sexual exploitation, domestic violence, tax evasion, fraud and illegal phoenixing.The full Austrac statement follows: ...
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