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title: "Hawala networks use virtual assets and fintech to conceal illicit wealth, say FATF and OECD"
description: "Most outlets reported that hawala and underground financial networks are increasingly using virtual assets and fintech to conceal illicit wealth, citing FATF and OECD findings. Dawn provided a more detailed excerpt, mentioning the professionalisation of these networks and the involvement of similar service providers (HOSSPs). ProPakistani characterised the networks as \"illegal\" and \"AI Funds Transfer Networks,\" a framing not present in the other excerpt."
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# Hawala networks use virtual assets and fintech to conceal illicit wealth, say FATF and OECD

business · latest filing 3 Sep 2026, 11:06 PM PKT · 3 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that hawala and underground financial networks are increasingly using virtual assets and fintech to conceal illicit wealth, citing FATF and OECD findings. Dawn provided a more detailed excerpt, mentioning the professionalisation of these networks and the involvement of similar service providers (HOSSPs). ProPakistani characterised the networks as "illegal" and "AI Funds Transfer Networks," a framing not present in the other excerpt.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Illegal, AI Funds Transfer Networks Very Active in Pakistan and India: FATF](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/03/illegal-ai-funds-transfer-networks-very-active-in-pakistan-and-india-fatf/) · 3 Sep 2026, 11:06 PM PKT
  > Hawala and other underground financial networks are becoming more sophisticated and are increasingly using virtual assets, fintech platforms and digital… Read More
- **Dawn** — [Hawala networks increasingly use virtual assets, fintech to conceal illicit wealth: FATF, OECD](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027228/hawala-networks-increasingly-use-virtual-assets-fintech-to-conceal-illicit-wealth-fatf-oecd) · 3 Sep 2026, 7:40 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: Traditional underground financial networks, including hawala and other similar service providers (HOSSPs), have become increasingly professionalised and are making greater use of virtual assets and fintech platforms to conceal billions of dollars in illicit wealth, according to a new joint report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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