EBA completes the handover of AML/CFT mandates to AMLA, establishing it as the EU’s central authority to harmonise supervision, strengthen cross-border coordination, and combat FC

As of 1 January 2026, all anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing mandates previously held by the EBA have been formally handed over to the newly established AMLA, concluding EBA’s stand-alone AML/CFT role and marking a key milestone in the EU’s AML/CFT reform package. AMLA inherits EBA tools and expertise — including the EuReCa database, supervisory insights and risk assessments — and will drive completion of the Single Rulebook, promote supervisory convergence and coordinate Financial Intelligence Units, while EBA continues to address ML/TF risks within its prudential remit…