| dc.description.abstract | The integration of enhanced financial
intelligence for the Military and national intelligence is
crucial to strengthen the national security framework of Sri
Lanka. Financial intelligence provides specific behaviours,
patterns, and connections of individuals or groups which
are vital pieces of evidence in making predictions in the
intelligence process. This paper delves into the feasibility
of getting additional advantages by incorporating Anti-
Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist
Financing (CTF) measures of both national and
international efforts to enhance the existing intelligence
mechanism of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the emphasis is
made on demonstrating how financial intelligence would
provide how efficiently identify, track, and recognise
behaviors of criminals including terrorists. Hence,
financial transaction details are considered accurate, and
timely information which are categorized as premier
information that is easily transformed to intelligence
through analysis, synthesis, and interpretation. Most
importantly, financial information is currently in the form
of the digital environment, thereby dissemination of
information amongst stakeholders is comparatively easier
than other material, but non availability of mechanism to
swiftly transfer financial information makes the vital
intelligence obsolete. Accordingly, the author adopted the
“Multi-method Qualitative” methodology during the study,
where data were gathered through conducting interviews
and primary and secondary data published by local and
international agencies. Therefore, the paper underscores
the existing AML and CTF practices, strengths, and
weaknesses, and suggests improvements to be made to
achieve the intended objective of acquiring financial
intelligence a profound intelligence network. | en_US |
