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Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Efforts to standardize Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) practices in corridor hubs.

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Jan 22, 2026
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How do hawala and Somali money transfer operators legally move remittances and how are they regulated?

and Somali money-transfer operators (MTOs or “xawilaad”) move remittances through trust-based broker networks that settle obligations off‑book rather than by moving physical cash across each leg of a ...

Jan 23, 2026

What forensic methods do Treasury and FinCEN use to trace informal remittances to Somalia, and how effective are Geographic Targeting Orders?

and lean on data analytics, reporting requirements and targeted alerts to follow informal , but those tools struggle against a remittance system built on hawala networks, agent outlets and cash-in-han...