The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) facilitates scheduled peer review evaluations that help governments to benchmark their anti money laundering efforts against a global standard. In the run up to an evaluation it is usual for government policy to be scrutinised and upgraded where necessary, and this will have an impact on organizations. David Shepherd, Market Development Lead for Risk in MENA chats to Dr. Hans-Peter Bauer, Member of the Board, Basel Institute on Governance & Senior Advisor, Wolfsberg Group about what organizations can expect.