CASSAGNE Consultores informs clients and followers about the outcomes of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary, held in Mexico City (February 11?13, 2026), where jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring (?Grey List?) and those under a ?Call for Action? (?Black List?) were updated.

Key Plenary Outcomes

? Changes to the ?Grey List? (Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring)

At this Plenary, the FATF added Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (grey list).

?? ?Black List? (Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action)

The FATF maintains the call for action framework (black list) for North Korea (DPRK), Iran, and Myanmar as high-risk jurisdictions, subject to enhanced due diligence and, in the most severe cases, countermeasures to protect the international financial system.

? Specific update on Iran

The FATF updated its public statement on Iran, reiterating the highest level of vigilance due to ML/TF/PF risks.

? Impact for Reporting Entities (AML/CFT/CPF)

The addition of new jurisdictions to the Grey List requires recalibrating country risk matrices and reviewing segmentation, alerts, and transaction monitoring scenarios directly or indirectly linked to these geographies.

The Black List reinforces the need for intensified controls, enhanced risk analysis, and robust audit trails for operations exposed to those jurisdictions.

The expected approach remains risk-based (not indiscriminate de-risking), calibrating measures to materiality, typologies, and actual exposure.

? At CASSAGNE Consultores, we support our clients in updating and strengthening AML/CFT/CPF programs, country risk matrices, procedures, and controls aligned with international standards.