Terrorist Financing

This study examines the use of traditional systems and emerging financial technologies for terrorist financing based on a dataset comprising 121 cases around the world. While there are speculations that terrorists are largely adopting emerging FinTechs like cryptocurrencies, our exploratory findings indicate that only 7 percent of cases involve such technologies. Traditional payment systems are still dominant, accounting for 93 percent of cases. Terrorist financiers primarily rely on the banking system and employ methods such as foreign shell companies, money transfers, Hawala systems, and high-value commodities. Research and policy implications for law enforcement and public authorities are discussed

Business · Computer security · Cryptocurrency · Emerging markets · Emerging technologies · Enforcement · Financial system · Law enforcement · Payment · Political science · Terrorism · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Finance

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