1. Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22-23 November 2010 Bucharest, Romania

2. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania ‘FIU.NET, More Ambition, More Use’ Jules ANTHONIA Training coordinator FIU.NET jules.anthonia@fiu.net FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

3. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Question: How can FIU.NET contribute in meeting the challenges in combating money laundering and terrorism financing? FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

4. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Outline of Presentation: Early Ambition & Challenge Early Ambition & Challenge How FIU.NET can contribute… How FIU.NET can contribute… Advantages of more sophistication Advantages of more sophistication Questions Questions FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

5. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Brussels, 16.4.2004; COM(2004) 262 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE PREVENTION OF AND FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR: … At present, co-operation and exchange of information between Member State FIUs is often slow and limited, and is generally not computerised.… At present, co-operation and exchange of information between Member State FIUs is often slow and limited, and is generally not computerised. … Given the frequently international nature of money laundering, efforts to combat this phenomenon could be greatly enhanced and improved results obtained, if available financial intelligence were to be exploited to the maximum.… Given the frequently international nature of money laundering, efforts to combat this phenomenon could be greatly enhanced and improved results obtained, if available financial intelligence were to be exploited to the maximum. … The first results of this project, called FIU.NET, though modest, are encouraging.… The first results of this project, called FIU.NET, though modest, are encouraging. FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

6. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Requirements Decentralised Decentralised Structured information Structured information Complete autonomy of FIU Complete autonomy of FIU Challenge! Principles Secure Secure Speed Speed Simple Simple Flexible Flexible FIU.NET More ambition! More use! “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.” Albert Einstein

7. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Project 2007-2009: Towards Improved Ways Of Exchanging Information –Connect all 27 Member State FIUs (willing and able) –Make the current version as user-friendly as possible –Prepare the grounds for a future FIU.NET with an higher ambitious level, to be realised in the future Project 2009-2011: More Ambition! More Use! –Agreement on future direction of FIU.NET –Intensify cooperation via FIU.NET –Extend FIU.NET –Further professionalise FIU.NET IT environment FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

8. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania What is the GOAL of FIU.NET??? FIU.NET More ambition! More use! A sophisticated and speedy information exchange system, easy to operate with the possibilities to share high volume of information, to match, to communicate, to jointly investigate and more...

9. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania What is the MISSION of FIU.NET??? FIUs cooperate and work together as one, with FIU.NET as a fast, reliable, secure and standardised information & knowledge gateway between FIUs. FIU.NET provides secure access to other relevant (external) information sources necessary for analysis and law enforcement, and is the platform for international analysis. FIU.NET functions as a (virtual) European FIU, breaking down information barriers without breaking (national & international) data protection rules and regulations. FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

10. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Question Remains: How can FIU.NET contribute in meeting the challenges in combating money laundering and terrorism financing? FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

11. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania The metaphor of the puzzling puzzle FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

12. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania You know that all the pieces of the puzzle are present (there are no missing pieces) You know that all the pieces of the puzzle are present (there are no missing pieces) You know that all the pieces belong to the puzzle that has to be put together (there are no extra pieces that belong to another puzzle) You know that all the pieces belong to the puzzle that has to be put together (there are no extra pieces that belong to another puzzle) You already know what picture must be recreated when putting the pieces together You already know what picture must be recreated when putting the pieces together FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

13. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU information: It is not clear if received information belongs to a puzzle Only some pieces of the puzzle are known The picture that has to be recreated is unknown FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

14. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Money laundering is all about HIDING the proceeds of crime. It is the identification of THAT hidden information which is essential and currently unknown How to bring all the (privacy sensitive) pieces together to find the unknown? FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

15. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania ma 3 tch FIU.NET Autonomous Anonymous Analysis Privacy Sensitive Collaboration FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

16. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET ma 3 tch principle: decentralised standardised information processing data (custom) resource (business rules) FIU Resources Category Name Description Response Time Effort Reason Content Limits Access Control Data Retention Prior Consent Etc. FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

17. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET data (custom) index (standardised) import export resource (business rules) FIU ma 3 tch principle: decentralised standardised information processing FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

18. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET ma 3 tch principle: decentralised standardised information processing data (custom) index (standardised)anonymous shared autonomy: the information owner (FIU) has control at all levels statistics keys profiles import export ma 3 tch filters resource (business rules) FIU FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

19. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET ma 3 tch = information statistics keys profiles minimal effort maximal effect one for all, all for one FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

20. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET ma 3 tch = information statistics keys profiles statistics keys profiles minimal effort maximal effect one for all, all for one Les ‘unknown’ requests, improve timeliness, enhance privacy. FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

21. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET ma 3 tch = knowledge EU or national money flows Theme based statistics (i.e. CBT) Trends (i.e. financial products) statistics keys profiles Other FIUs (i.e. financial, police) Shared sources (i.e. Worldcheck, events, etc) Relations (i.e. financial, social, etc) Prediction (i.e. suspicion, crime) Associations (i.e. name  nationality) Description (i.e. MT & >€2000 & <40km) ‘effectiveness = right information, right receiver, right format, right time’ (Egmont group goal) FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

22. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Money laundering is all about HIDING the proceeds of crime, it is the identification of THAT hidden information which is essential and currently unknown How to bring all the (privacy sensitive) pieces together? In practice… FIU.NET More ambition! More use!

23. Effective, Speed, Timeliness, Proactive (suspicious only)

25. Flexible: Global EU Overview, Internal vs External, Increases, Shifts, Trends, Threats*

28. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET More ambition! More use! Answer to Question: How can FIU.NET contribute in meeting the challenges in combating money laundering and terrorism financing? With the introduction of the Ma 3 tch feature it will become possible to: Automatically detect duplicate subjects in other EU countriesAutomatically detect duplicate subjects in other EU countries Automatically detect cash couriers disclosed to EU FIUsAutomatically detect cash couriers disclosed to EU FIUs EU or national money flowsEU or national money flows Theme based statistics (i.e. CBT)Theme based statistics (i.e. CBT) Trends (i.e. financial products)Trends (i.e. financial products) Other FIUs (i.e. financial, police)Other FIUs (i.e. financial, police) Shared sources (i.e. Worldcheck, events, etc.)Shared sources (i.e. Worldcheck, events, etc.) Relations (i.e. financial, social, etc.)Relations (i.e. financial, social, etc.) Prediction (i.e. suspicion, crime)Prediction (i.e. suspicion, crime) Associations (i.e. name  nationality)Associations (i.e. name  nationality) Description (i.e. MT & >€2000 & €2000 & <40km)

29. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania FIU.NET More ambition! More use! Advantages for FIUs: With the advanced features of FIU.NET (i.e. Ma 3 tch feature) More efficiency in exchanging informationMore efficiency in exchanging information automated detection of common subjects, no unnecessary requestsautomated detection of common subjects, no unnecessary requests automated statistics and management informationautomated statistics and management information Cost efficiencyCost efficiency les manual work, more time for other workles manual work, more time for other work access to central databases for much less costsaccess to central databases for much less costs Maintaining principles: secure, speed, simple & flexibleMaintaining principles: secure, speed, simple & flexible Nothing is mandatory! Each FIU decides for it self which functionalities of FIU.NET it wants to use.Nothing is mandatory! Each FIU decides for it self which functionalities of FIU.NET it wants to use.

30. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Jules ANTHONIA Trainer Coordinator FIU.NET Ministry of Security & Justice Lange Houtstraat 5 PO BOX 20301, 2500 EH The Hague, The Netherlands +31 70 3703006 +31 6 48100201 jules.anthonia@fiu.net FIU.NET More ambition! More use! “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle (ancient Greek Philosopher)

31. FIU.NET – Regional Conference “New Trends and Techniques of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” 22/23-11-2010 Bucharest, Romania Thank you for your attention! Questions? FIU.NET More ambition! More use!