A two-day training on “Money laundering and terrorist financing using new payment methods” took place on 15-16 November 2018, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Participants of the training included representatives from the National Bank of Georgia, Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia and the Financial Monitoring Service of Georgia (Financial Intelligence Unit).
The participants discussed new and emerging payment methods, associated money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks, application of relevant international standards and good practices, and enhance understanding about efficient anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulatory and supervisory measures. Through group interaction, the attendees participated in specific case studies and exercises on addressing ML/FT risks of new payment methods.

The event was organised within the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance Project “Strengthening anti-money laundering institutions in Georgia”, implemented since 2015.