On June 15-16, 2026, the OSCE Program Secretariat in Astana, in cooperation with the Financial Supervisory Service and the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan, and with support from the Counter-Terrorism Department of the Border Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat, organized a training seminar for the personnel of these two institutions. This training event focused on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in financial surveillance and financial crime investigation.
Financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the digital age. AI offers new opportunities to enhance financial oversight by enabling real-time analysis of large data sets, detecting suspicious patterns, tracking illicit proceeds, and increasing the effectiveness of investigations.
The seminar brought together 25 participants, including 9 women and 16 men, and provided a platform for knowledge exchange, interagency dialogue, and practical learning on the use of emerging technologies in financial intelligence and criminal investigations. Participants discussed current challenges, shared experiences within their organizations, and explored innovative approaches to enhance analytical and research capabilities through AI-enabled solutions.
During the two-day seminar, participants explored key approaches for applying AI to anomaly detection, relationship graph analysis, and natural language processing, as well as discussed opportunities to automate risk assessment and suspicious transaction analysis using machine learning techniques, and learned about international practices, AI effectiveness assessments, and data limitations. Particular attention was paid to the responsible use of technology, human oversight, auditing, compliance with FATF recommendations, and the Interpol and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) toolkits. Invited experts shared key international practices and helped participants develop practical skills in using AI-based analytical tools.
The event reaffirmed the commitment of the OSCE Program Secretariat in Astana to strengthen Kazakhstan’s financial surveillance and financial crime investigation capabilities by promoting the adoption of innovative, responsible and internationally coordinated approaches. The Department continues to strengthen Kazakhstan’s efforts to prevent, detect, and investigate financial crimes by increasing professional expertise, interagency cooperation, and the use of advanced technology.
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