The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is South Africa’s national centre for the receipt of financial data, analysis and dissemination of financial intelligence to the competent authorities, visit www.fic.gov.za for more information. The FIC’s response approach
As South Africa’s national financial intelligence unit, the FIC is responsible for producing financial intelligence for the use of compe
tent authorities in their investigations, prosecutions, and applications for asset forfeiture. The FIC administers the FIC Act as part of government’s framework for combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and identifying the proceeds of crime. In responding to comments and queries, the FIC is limited to providing broad information about its oversight role and function. It can not comment on the work of the supervisory bodies, accountable institutions nor that of the competent authorities, all of which are independent of the FIC. Confidentiality requirements, emanating from the FIC Act and the nature of its work prevent the FIC from disclosing, confirming or denying whether:
✅ Reports on specific persons and/or entities have or have not been made to the FIC
✅ The FIC has or has not supplied financial intelligence on specific persons or organisations to law enforcement, investigating authorities, any other partners or counterparts or competent authorities
✅ The FIC has received regulatory reports, information or requests for information
✅ A matter is or is not being investigated by law enforcement or any other competent authority
✅ Financial intelligence or any other report has or has not been prepared on a particular matter
Any disclosure related to the above would be contrary to the provisions of the FIC Act and could put at risk the FIC, its partners, institutions that report to it, persons who report information to the FIC and any other related persons or entities. In addition to this page, the FIC is also active on the following social media platforms - please do not follow any other platform that purports to be the FIC on social media:
✅ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/financialintelligencecentre
✅ LINKEDIN: https://za.linkedin.com/company/financial-intelligence-centre
✅ WHATSAPP CHANNEL: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb5sd6bEquiTPbPYEs1J
