The Financial Integrity & National Security Conference, Safeguarding the Financial System Against Threats at Home and Abroad, examined how illicit finance undermines national security. From sanctions evasion and terror financing to cyber-enabled fraud and foreign corruption, financial institutions sit at the frontlines of defending against global threats.

The conference brought together professionals from law enforcement, intelligence, regulatory agencies and financial institutions for a high-level, solutions-driven day focused on how illicit finance intersects with national security priorities.

Through a keynote, three executive perspectives and three panels, the conference covered:

• Countering sanctions evasion and trade-based money laundering
• The role of financial institutions in protecting critical infrastructure
• Detecting and disrupting foreign influence through financial channels
• Strengthening public-private partnerships to mitigate national security risks
• Typologies tied to organized crime, terrorism and geopolitical adversaries

The Financial Integrity and National Security Conference was hosted by the Coalition Against Financial Crime.