Sunlight is the
Best Disinfectant

-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, 1913

CENTEF, the Center for the Research of Terror Financing, is a global research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of terror financing and its impact worldwide.

Terror Financing: An Ancient Craft in the Era of AI

Our Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism 2026 panel on terror financing. See more of our work and learn more about us at centef.org.

This panel was held in partnership with ICT and 240 Analytics.

About CENTEF

The Center for Research of Terror Financing (CENTEF), is a global research institute dedicated to advancing the understanding of terror financing and its worldwide impact. CENTEF’s mission is to generate research, disseminate knowledge, and serve as an industry hub to better understand and disrupt the financing of terrorist activities.

Technology-driven and innovation-focused, CENTEF leverages advanced tools like AI and big data analytics to enhance research and knowledge-sharing capabilities. By partnering with collaborators and experts from academia, finance, technology, and regulatory bodies, the center enables stakeholders to share insights, develop solutions, and uncover the financial networks and methods that fuel terrorism.