Bangladesh, Feb. 26 -- The worlds leading anti-money laundering authority, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has issued a stark warning: cyber-enabled fraud is rapidly becoming the dominant engine of global money laundering. In its latest assessment, the Paris-based body concludes that the explosive growth of digital finance – while transformative for inclusion and efficiency – has simultaneously created unprecedented opportunities for organized criminal networks.

According to the FATF, 156 jurisdictions now classify scams as a major financial crime risk. That figure alone signals a structural shift in the global threat landscape. Fraud is no longer an isolated or opportunistic crime; it has evolved into a transnational...