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AMLA invites stakeholders to sectoral roundtables on applying simplified customer due diligence (CDD) in lower-risk situations, with expressions of interest due by 18 Oct 2026
The discussions will gather sector experience and practical approaches to help AMLA develop Guidelines supporting a clear, effective and proportionate application of simplified CDD across the EU. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 18 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST, with the in-person roundtables expected to take place in Frankfurt between 9 November and 2 December 2026…
Europol warns of rising cannabis trafficking from North America and Thailand into Europe, launching new Operational Taskforce to target organised crime and illicit financial flows
The agency has launched a new Operational Taskforce bringing together law enforcement, customs and financial intelligence authorities to disrupt trafficking networks and follow their illicit financial flows. The warning highlights links between cannabis trafficking, money laundering, corruption and violence, with recent operations resulting in 21 arrests and the seizure of more than €57,000 in cash…
Switzerland launches new transparency register (TranspaReg), bringing mandatory beneficial ownership reporting into force to strengthen AML/CTF controls
Switzerland has launched its new Transparency Register, requiring covered legal entities to report their beneficial owners following a pilot involving around 2,500 companies. The register provides authorities, financial intermediaries and advisers with a central source to identify who ultimately controls legal entities, strengthening AML/CTF and sanctions enforcement. Reporting deadlines range from one month to two years, with a high volume of filings…
AMLA publishes final draft RTS, setting out how home and host supervisors should cooperate when overseeing cross-border groups across financial and non-financial sectors
They define the duties of home and host supervisors and establish practical arrangements for information exchange, cross-border inquiries and coordinated supervision. Supervisors will be able to share information with other EU supervisors without prior consent, helping to make cross-border supervision faster and more effective. The RTS will be submitted to the EC for adoption. Once adopted, they will apply directly and become legally binding across EU Member States…
European Commission appoints Paulina Dejmek Hack as DG FISMA Director-General, overseeing EU Financial Services, Financial Crime and Competitiveness
She will lead the EU’s financial services policy at a time of continued focus on strengthening competitiveness, supporting economic growth and deepening the Savings and Investments Union. Her appointment also comes as DG FISMA implements the First EU AML Package…
EuroPAM’s latest data give EU countries an average legislative comprehensiveness score of 66 for AML and 71 for asset recovery, with significant differences between countries
The assessment also highlights weaker EU-wide scores for financial disclosure (38), political financing (42) and public procurement (49), pointing to gaps in broader anti-corruption safeguards. The findings underline that strong AML rules alone are insufficient: effective prevention of illicit finance also depends on transparency, conflict-of-interest controls and asset-recovery mechanisms…
EPPO uncovers suspected €300m cross-border mobile-phone fraud in a 19-country operation involving more than 160 searches and seven arrests
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched a major enforcement operation against a criminal organisation suspected of selling more than one million used mobile phones as new, causing an estimated €300 million in consumer losses and more than €30 million in VAT losses across several EU Member States. Around 1,770 police, tax and customs officers participated in searches across 19 countries, illustrating the scale of cross-border coordination increasingly being used against organised VAT and financial crime.
EPPO secures further convictions in a major VAT-carousel and money-laundering investigation involving more than 400 companies and suspected laundering of proceeds from drug trafficking, cybercrime and investment fraud
Five individuals were convicted in Latvia for organised tax evasion as part of EPPO’s Admiral 2.0 investigation, which targets a wider cross-border VAT-carousel fraud and money-laundering network. EPPO suspects more than 400 companies of involvement in the scheme and says the same infrastructure may also have been used to launder proceeds generated through drug trafficking, cybercrime and investment fraud, demonstrating how VAT-fraud networks can operate as broader professional criminal-finance infrastructure.
EC opens infringement procedures against 18 Member States for failing to fully transpose certain AMLD6 provisions – with two months to comply or face further legal steps
The provisions concern access to beneficial ownership registers for competent authorities, self-regulatory bodies, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, supporting greater transparency over ownership and control structures. The affected Member States now have two months to complete transposition and notify the Commission, or face a further step in the infringement procedure through a reasoned opinion…
European Commission updates its FAQs on asset freezes and the prohibition on making funds or economic resources available, focusing on sanctions against Russia and Belarus
The guidance clarifies how these restrictions apply in practice, including to funds and economic resources made available directly or indirectly. It addresses ownership and control considerations involving non-listed entities linked to designated persons. It also provides clarification on applicable exemptions and derogations, including the release of frozen funds in specific circumstances. The update is relevant to financial institutions assessing…
MONEYVAL 2025 Annual Report highlights 6th-round evaluations and emerging financial crime risks, with Latvia and Serbia among the first jurisdictions assessed under the new approach
The report also highlights emerging risks involving virtual assets, sanctions evasion and proceeds linked to conflicts, alongside continued AML/CFT compliance monitoring across the region. Looking ahead, MONEYVAL will focus on delivering its 6th-round evaluation programme and strengthening the effectiveness of AML/CFT/CPF frameworks under its 2023–2027 Strategy…
ECB publishes response to EC’s MiCAR review, calling for stronger AML/CFT safeguards, greater AMLA oversight of crypto firms and tighter controls on self-hosted wallets
It recommends a greater role for AMLA in supervising crypto firms, stronger safeguards for stablecoins and measures to address the ML/TF risks associated with self-hosted wallets. The ECB also calls for the EU’s crypto framework to better reflect evolving risks, including DeFi, crypto lending and staking, while ensuring consistent AML/CFT obligations across the sector…