GAFILAT

What GAFILAT does

GAFILAT (Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica) is a regional intergovernmental organization established as a FATF-Style Regional Body (FSRB) comprising 18 member countries across South America, Central America, and North America (Mexico). Its mandate is to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (ALA/CFT/CFP) through standardized frameworks aligned with FATF's 40 Recommendations. The organization serves as the primary regional authority for peer-based mutual evaluations, technical cooperation, and cross-border coordination among national competent authorities including Financial Intelligence Units, supervisory bodies, and law enforcement agencies.

GAFILAT's operational offerings are delivered through three proprietary digital platforms: (1) SARA (Sistema de Análisis, Revisión y Autodiagnóstico), an online system with three modules enabling member countries to self-diagnose technical compliance and effectiveness, manage action plans, and report follow-up improvements based on mutual evaluation findings; (2) the GAFILAT Virtual Campus, an e-learning platform delivering courses on terrorism financing typologies, targeted financial sanctions implementation, and risk-based preventive measures; and (3) the Virtual Library, a digital repository hosting evaluation reports, regional threat assessments, training materials, and methodology documentation. The organization operates five permanent working groups (GTEM for Mutual Evaluations, GTAR for Risk Analysis, GTCD for Training and Development, GTAO for Operational Support, and GTFT for Terrorist Financing) plus the RRAG asset recovery network.

The organization is funded through member country contributions and international cooperation agreements with partners including BCIE, BID (Inter-American Development Bank), GIZ, the World Bank, the Kingdom of Spain, the EU Global Facility, UNODC, and Europol. As an intergovernmental body, GAFILAT does not operate on a commercial revenue model; training, technical assistance, and evaluation services are provided free of charge to member countries. Governance is through a Plenary of Representatives with a rotating Pro Tempore Presidency (currently held by Panama's Isabel Yadira Vecchio Arófulo, with Colombia's Jorge Arturo Lemus Montañez as Vice President), and executive operations are led by Executive Secretary Esteban Fullin and two Deputy Executive Secretaries from the Buenos Aires headquarters, inaugurated May 19, 2022.

Name

GAFILAT

Legal name

Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica

Website

https://gafilat.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GAFILAT (Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica) is a regional intergovernmental organization of 18 Latin American countries that sets and monitors anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and proliferation financing standards aligned with FATF through mutual evaluations, training, and technical cooperation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International AML/CFT Regulatory Coordination

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Educational Services (8200), Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

AML/CFT & Financial Crime Compliance (FSAFAOAD), Regulatory Change, Governance & Compliance Management (GRC) (FSACAJAK), Financial Regulation, AML/CFT & Tax Transparency Cooperation (BPADANAL), Financial Crime Compliance (AML/KYC/Sanctions) (EDABADAD)

Keywords

• Anti-money laundering standards
• Counter-terrorism financing compliance
• Mutual evaluation framework
• Intergovernmental financial coordination
• Regional AML/CFT policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GAFILAT is a regional intergovernmental organization that sets, monitors, and promotes compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing (CFP) standards across 18 Latin American member countries. It delivers peer-based mutual evaluations, technical assistance, training, regional threat assessments, and three proprietary digital platforms (Campus GAFILAT, Biblioteca Virtual, and the SARA self-diagnosis system) to strengthen national AML/CFT/CFP systems in alignment with the FATF 40 Recommendations.

Product overview

GAFILAT (Grupo de Acción Financiera de Latinoamérica) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising 18 countries from South America, Central America, and North America, created to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and financing of weapons of mass destruction. The organization operates as a policy coordination body rather than a technology company. Its main offerings include: Campus GAFILAT (an online training platform offering e-learning courses), the Virtual Library (a document repository for evaluation reports and methodology materials), and SARA (an online self-diagnosis and follow-up system with three modules for compliance assessment, action planning, and GAFILAT reporting).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RRAG: Red de Recuperación de Activos del GAFILAT - Asset Recovery Network of GAFILAT
• GTAO
• GTEM
• GTAR
• GTCD
• GTFT
• Campus GAFILAT
• Biblioteca Virtual
• SARA

Products and services

• Campus GAFILAT

Quantifiable outcome

• 48 cross-border cash control exercises conducted in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Strategic partner in the joint BID-GAFILAT session held during the FATF Plenary of Representatives. Cooperates on strengthening AML/CFT systems and leveraging public-private partnerships for improved financial intelligence quality and risk-based approaches.
• Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica (BCIE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor cooperation partner providing technical and financial support for the 'Program for Strengthening AML/CFT Systems of GAFILAT Countries for the Fifth Round of Mutual Evaluations.' BCIE funds regional sectoral risk assessments, mutual evaluation preparation activities, and capacity building programs across member countries.
• Cooperación Alemana para el Desarrollo (GIZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical cooperation partner implementing projects with GAFILAT, including the Global Program 'Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows.' Supports simulacrum exercises for directed financial sanctions, regional working groups, and capacity building activities.
• Reino de España (Kingdom of Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation partner providing expert training through SEPBLAC (Comisión de Prevención del Blanqueo de Capitales e Infracciones Monetarias). Supports risk-based supervision courses, AML/CFT training for APNFDs, and mutual evaluation preparation courses for member countries.
• Banco Mundial (World Bank)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the RRAG (Asset Recovery Network) through participation in general meetings and technical cooperation activities for strengthening international cooperation and asset recovery capabilities.
• Global Facility de la Unión EuropeasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports regional activities including the Regional Conference on Beneficial Ownership disclosure framework and analysis of risk of corporate vehicles in the GAFILAT region, as well as NPO sector terrorism financing prevention workshops.
• UNODC - Oficina de Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el DelitosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperates on asset recovery activities and regional meetings, supporting the RRAG and working groups on operational support and cross-border cooperation.
• EuropolsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on asset recovery networks and participates in regional network meetings, supporting international cooperation in identification and recovery of criminal assets.
• COPOLAD III - Programa de Cooperación entre América Latina y la UEsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded program for cooperation between Latin America and the European Union on drug policies, within which GAFILAT participates for anti-money laundering activities in the framework of combating narcotics trafficking.
• RRAG - Red de Recuperación de Activos del GAFILATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal network within GAFILAT facilitating direct contact between law enforcement institutions across member countries for information exchange on assets and enabling timely recovery actions. Coordinates with other regional networks: CARIN, ARIN-AP, ARIN-CARIB, ARIN-EA, ARIN-WA, ARIN WCA, ARIN-MENA, ARINCA.
• COPOLAD III / FIIAPP / IILAsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the COPOLAD III program funded by the European Union and led by FIIAPP, involving initiatives on asset forfeiture without conviction, parallel financial investigations, and RRAG strengthening.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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