Tracfin recorded 278,484 suspicious transaction reports in 2025, an unprecedented level. The French financial intelligence unit, responsible for combating money laundering and the financing of criminal activities, noted a 32% increase compared to 2024, which was already a record year.
Banks, credit institutions, and crypto-asset providers accounted for 93% of the alerts. Reports from non-financial professions increased by 38%, driven in particular by notaries and auctioneers, who saw a 64% rise. Sports agents, despite being subject to this obligation since 2010, have not submitted any reports.
Nearly €3,2 billion in suspected fraud
The expedited procedure known as the "short circuit" led to the seizure of €40 million. This procedure specifically targets shell companies used as "money laundering" platforms to circulate or launder money from drug trafficking, fraud, or other criminal activities. For the first time, Tracfin also exercised its right of objection to freeze funds held in the form of crypto-assets.
The service also forwarded 740 cases of suspected fraud against public finances to the courts, representing a 17% year-on-year increase. The potential losses amount to nearly €3,2 billion. According to Tracfin, the most complex frauds now rely on structured networks capable of exploiting public aid and mobilizing money laundering specialists to conceal the origin of the funds.
