ORANJESTAD — Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Geoffrey Wever opened the 2026 Kingdom Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) Seminar at Hilton Aruba, bringing together specialists from Aruba, the Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The three-day event focuses on strengthening cooperation against money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes.
Wever announced that more than Afl. 4 million has been allocated to modernize FIU-Aruba's technology, improving suspicious transaction analysis and international information sharing.
The minister stressed that financial innovation, including FinTech and digitalization, must be accompanied by strong security, integrity and cooperation among authorities.