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The president of Honduras's banking regulator highlighted the importance of national capacity-building and regional cooperation to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and weapons proliferation, citing the Fifth Round of Mutual Evaluations as a key accountability measure.

Prosecutors have charged six people with receiving stolen funds in a phishing attack that compromised a victim's bank account and drained L586,579 (about $23,500) through 17 transfers in under an hour.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano said Honduras faces evaluation by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and risks being added to a gray list if it fails to strengthen anti-money-laundering laws, which could limit access to international financing and cooperation.

Honduras's Central Bank issued a public alert about fraudulent websites, calls, and messages impersonating the institution to steal personal data and banking information, and warned against fake investment platforms falsely claiming official authorization.