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A Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is a national agency responsible for the receipt, analysis and dissemination of financial intelligence submitted through Suspicious Transaction Reports and information relevant to money laundering and terrorist financing. The FIU provides leads to law enforcement authorities, which are in some way suspicious, and might indicate money laundering or terrorist financing.
In addition to its core function, an FIU may be mandated to carry out additional functions such as supervision of reporting entities to enforce compliance to AML/CFT legislations.