Reports of suspicious anti-money laundering operations (Sos) soar in the first half of 2026. There are 90,200, marking a number never reached before in six months and with an increase of 11.6% compared to the same period in 2025. But not only that, because in the first half of the year the Financial Intelligence Unit (Uif) analyzed 90,049 reports, with an increase of 10.7% compared to the first half of the previous year; again, this is the highest absolute value.
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The driving force of banks and Post Office
As explained by the Uif, « the increase in flows was recorded throughout the semester and was mainly determined by two online banks, confirming what was already observed in 2025». Banks and Post Office remain the main reporting category with 55,653 Sos (61.7% of the total) and show an increase both in absolute value (+10,021 units) and in terms of incidence on the total reports (it was 56.5% in the first half of 2025). Other intermediaries and financial operators transmitted 16,738 reports (18.6% of the total), with a decrease of 11.1 percent compared to the same period in 2025. Although within the sector there are differentiated trends.
Boom of gold and precious metals operators
And the differentiations also remain within the macro-category of non-financial entities. Overall, they sent 17,809 Sos (19.7% of the total), an increase of 8.8 percent. But, as explained by the Uif, «the increase is mainly attributable to operators in the gold and precious metals sector, who transmitted 3,805 reports, a sharp increase compared to the 1,439 in the first half of 2025 (+164.4 percent)». Sustained growth also for «reports from entities active in custody and transport of valuables (from 258 to 460 Sos)». On the other hand, reports from gaming service providers (-16.7%) and professionals (-2.8%) decreased. In the latter category, the Uif also notes, «notaries and the National Council of Notaries continue to represent the prevailing component (4,883 Sos), although registering a slight decline compared to the previous year (-3.2%)». Reports transmitted by Public Administration offices «remain at very low levels (247 Sos), down 18.5 percent compared to 303 in the corresponding period of 2025».
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Territorial distribution
At the territorial level, reports are concentrated in the main metropolitan areas. The provinces of Milan, Rome, and Naples account for, in absolute value, almost one-third of the national total. But, as noted again by the Financial Intelligence Unit, when reports are related to the resident population, some differences emerge: «Besides Milan (375 Sos per 100,000 inhabitants) and Naples (256), particularly high values are observed in the provinces of Prato (241), Trieste (219), and Reggio Emilia (211), confirming a significant reporting intensity also in areas other than the main urban centers».
Reported amounts reach 61 billion
The reported amounts reach about 61 billion euros (of which almost 55 refer to executed operations), an increase compared to the nearly 53 billion recorded in the first half of 2025. «The growth – notes the Uif – confirms the expansion of financial volumes intercepted by the active collaboration system».
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