Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico
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The Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico is the national authority responsible for analyzing financial information to detect, prevent, and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2461199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico Context triple: [Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico), oversees, Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico]
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A.
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is an international network that facilitates cooperation and information sharing among national financial intelligence units to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
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B.
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is a U.S. Treasury division responsible for using financial tools, including sanctions and intelligence, to combat terrorism, money laundering, and other national security threats.
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C.
Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico
The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico is the federal government ministry responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation systems and telecommunications infrastructure.
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D.
FINCIMEX
FINCIMEX is a Cuban financial services company known for handling remittances and electronic payment processing, operating under the military-controlled conglomerate GAESA.
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E.
Treasury Police of El Salvador
The Treasury Police of El Salvador was a notorious militarized security force that operated during El Salvador’s civil war, widely associated with political repression, human rights abuses, and collaboration with the country’s armed forces and intelligence services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico Target entity description: The Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico is the national authority responsible for analyzing financial information to detect, prevent, and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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A.
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units is an international network that facilitates cooperation and information sharing among national financial intelligence units to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
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B.
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is a U.S. Treasury division responsible for using financial tools, including sanctions and intelligence, to combat terrorism, money laundering, and other national security threats.
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C.
Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico
The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico is the federal government ministry responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation systems and telecommunications infrastructure.
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D.
FINCIMEX
FINCIMEX is a Cuban financial services company known for handling remittances and electronic payment processing, operating under the military-controlled conglomerate GAESA.
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E.
Treasury Police of El Salvador
The Treasury Police of El Salvador was a notorious militarized security force that operated during El Salvador’s civil war, widely associated with political repression, human rights abuses, and collaboration with the country’s armed forces and intelligence services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial intelligence unit
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government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UIF ⓘ |
| areaServed | Mexican financial system ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Bank of Mexico
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National Banking and Securities Commission (Mexico) ⓘ
surface form:
National Banking and Securities Commission of Mexico
Mexican prosecution service ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Mexico
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| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| domain |
anti‑money laundering supervision
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counter‑terrorist financing supervision ⓘ |
| function |
analyze financial transactions
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collect financial intelligence ⓘ coordinate with financial regulators ⓘ coordinate with law enforcement agencies ⓘ disseminate financial intelligence to competent authorities ⓘ issue guidelines to reporting entities on AML/CFT obligations ⓘ support criminal investigations related to money laundering ⓘ support criminal investigations related to terrorist financing ⓘ |
| goal |
prevent use of the financial system for illicit purposes
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protect integrity of the Mexican financial system ⓘ support national security through financial intelligence ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mexico City ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Mexico ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalMandate |
analyze financial information
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combat money laundering ⓘ combat terrorist financing ⓘ receive reports of suspicious financial transactions ⓘ |
| memberOf | Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units ⓘ |
| nativeName | Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico)
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surface form:
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico
Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público ⓘ |
| regionServed | Latin America ⓘ |
| regulatoryFocus |
compliance with anti‑money laundering laws
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compliance with counter‑terrorist financing laws ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico ⓘ |
| responsibility |
implementation of Mexico’s AML/CFT regime at the financial intelligence level
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maintaining a database of financial intelligence ⓘ receiving suspicious transaction reports ⓘ receiving threshold and cash transaction reports ⓘ |
| sector |
anti‑money laundering
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counter‑terrorist financing ⓘ financial regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfFIU | administrative FIU ⓘ |
| usesInformationFrom |
banks
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money service businesses ⓘ other obligated financial institutions ⓘ securities firms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico Description of subject: The Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico is the national authority responsible for analyzing financial information to detect, prevent, and combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico)
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oversees
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Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico
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