The results of the 4th Annual EAG Contest for compliance specialists in financial institutions

During the V International Financial Security Olympiad in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, the EAG held its 4th annual Contest for compliance from financial institutions, rewarding the best analysis of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

On 30 September 2025, representatives of banks from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of India, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan presented cases of financial analysis of customers' suspicious activities related to money laundering at the Siberian Federal University. A representative of the National Bank of the Arab Republic of Egypt, invited as a member of MENAFATF and an EAG observer, was a newcomer to the Contest.

Outside of the Contest, JSC T-Bank (Russia) presented its experience with cryptocurrency settlement profiles based on its compliance services.

The Contest Commission selected the winner and two laureates from among the participants. The National Bank of Egypt's case study, "A Money Laundering Case Detection from Hawaladar to Fictitious Interest through a Ponzi Scheme Investment", was selected as the winner of the Contest. It also won the 'Audience Award' based on the audience vote.

The Commission also voted for cases submitted by banks from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to be awarded laureates of the Contest. The winners and laureates will have the opportunity to present their cases at the upcoming EAG Plenary in Minsk, Republic of Belarus, in November this year, where they will also be awarded.

EAG Secretariat