The implementation of the ongoing anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) drivewithin the private sector reflects a tension between the logic of state sovereignty and that of neoliberalgovernmentality. In this article, we show that the main concrete output of two decades of global policyin this area is found in the routinization of professional interactions between banks and law enforcementagencies. Banks recruit former law enforcement officials and attempt to establish informal ties with thepolice or intelligence bodies. They are also actively involved in intelligence-led policing missions and havebecome embedded in interdependent relationships with law enforcement agencies. Drawing on data from75 interviews conducted with AML/CTF professionals within France, the article shows how new everydayprofessional routines in the banking sector reflect governmentality in the making.
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