Who we are.
A hybrid organization — public mandate, private execution.
The concept
Financial crime has outgrown the institutions built to fight it. Regulators have authority but move slowly and cannot take individual cases. Private investigators move quickly but have no compulsion power — they can trace funds to an exchange and stop there. The gap between these two worlds is where most fraud victims fall through.
Capital Path was built to close that gap. It holds a public mandate — treaty-backed authority to engage financial intelligence units, request asset freezes, and initiate MLAT proceedings — while operating with the case-taking capability and speed of a private firm. The result is an organization that can take a case from a single victim, trace it across borders, engage partner authorities under treaty authority, and deliver an outcome.
Think of it this way: Chainalysis can trace a transaction but cannot compel an exchange to freeze an account. Interpol can compel action but does not take individual fraud cases. Capital Path does both.
Governance
Governance Council
An international board of former senior regulators, legal experts, and financial intelligence professionals. The Council sets organizational policy, approves new signatory jurisdictions, and votes annually on transparency reporting. No single jurisdiction holds a controlling vote.
Ethics Board
An independent oversight body that operates separately from the Operations Hub. The Ethics Board reviews conflict-of-interest disclosures, investigates complaints, and can refer matters to the Governance Council for sanctions. Its members are appointed externally and serve fixed terms.
Annual Transparency Report
Capital Path publishes an annual report covering cases opened and closed, recovery outcomes, criminal referrals made, partner jurisdictions active, and financial accounts. Public accountability is not optional — it is foundational to the trust that makes the MOU network function.
Organizational units
Financial Intelligence
SAR analysis, transaction screening, beneficial ownership mapping.
Case Investigations
End-to-end tracing and evidence packaging across all case tiers.
Compliance Advisory
AML/CFT framework assessment, staff training, RegTech certification.
Intelligence Platform
Secure analytics environment for institutional members and partner FIUs.
Legal basis
Capital Path was established under a multilateral MOU modelled on the Egmont Group framework — the same foundation that connects 168 financial intelligence units worldwide. Data governance is managed by a dedicated Data Protection Officer function and complies with GDPR, PIPEDA, and the Australian Privacy Act. All case data is held in encrypted infrastructure with strict access controls and a 7-year post-case retention schedule aligned with AML requirements.
Contact
General inquiries: info@cappath.org
Partner authority inquiries: partners@cappath.org
Capital Path does not accept phone inquiries for case submissions. Please use the report form.