AMLA concludes public hearing on draft guidelines for ongoing monitoring of business relationships, advancing the EU’s new AML/CFT rulebook under a risk-based framework – feedback until 3 Sept 2026

The session brought together over 1,200 stakeholders from financial and non-financial sectors and civil society to discuss practical implementation of requirements around customer updates, transaction monitoring and proportional risk-based controls. AMLA emphasised...

UK takes over FATF Presidency for 2026–2028, launching a coordinated global drive to disrupt illicit financial flows and strengthen the global response to fast-evolving, technology-enabled fraud and FC

Under President Giles Thomson, the UK will prioritise disrupting criminal financial flows linked to fraud, terrorism and proliferation, enhance the use of the FATF toolkit, improve cross-border intelligence and public-private information sharing, and promote...

AMLA issues advisory note on ML/TF risks from the end of the MiCAR Transitional Period, citing crypto market restructuring risks and calling for stronger supervision, AML/CFT controls, and FIU cooperation

It highlights key risks including weakened AML/CFT controls during wind-downs, potential concealment or movement of illicit funds, increased compliance pressure on authorised CASPs, and supervisory blind spots during market transition. AMLA calls for risk-based...