Beyond the football pitch

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest global sporting events in recent times and brings with it a plethora of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism challenges for financial institutions to overcome. Mikhail Karataev looks at the potential cost of sudden compliance risks, highlighting some red flags, the importance of interconnectivity between business functions, and the lessons to be learnt once the final whistle has been blown.