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A political agreement at Council level has been reached on the proposed Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) and the new 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6) pending first reading of...

Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the possible reasons for this.

On 29 April 2020, the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia submitted a query to the European Ombudsman regarding the right to access basic banking services,...

goAML is an anti-money laundering ("AML") reporting platform developed by the Information Technology Service of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ("UNODC") in partnership...

Moneyval, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism, the European regional body of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...

On the 25th of January 2022, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) published a...

The European Banking Authority ("EBA") has recently unveiled two documents pertaining to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing associated with crypto-asset service providers and payment institutions.

To consolidate the efforts in ensuring that payments are conducted in line with international anti-money laundering expectations and also for payments to be made in a safe and effective manner...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have launched a consultation to review

On the 30th March 2022, the FIAU issued a report to subject persons to provide details on the thematic review carried out in the last quarter of 2021 on CSPs that was aimed at assessing their level of compliance ...

On 18 September 2020 the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the "FIAU") published a revised version of the Implementing Procedures – Part II

In terms of the Fifth and Sixth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directives ("AMLDs"), the European Commission issued a communication accompanied by a series of reports paving the way forward for further...

this fast-changing environment, which is constantly presenting unprecedented challenges, it is crucial for our lawyers and professionals to have a good understanding of blockchain technology ...

On the 2nd of August 2021, the European Banking Authority (‘EBA') issued a consultation paper on the new draft Guidelines on the role, tasks and responsibilities...

On the 13th November 2020, the MFSA published the first volume on the nature and art of financial supervision of Banking and credit institutions, examining their operations in the Maltese banking sector...

Act I of 2020 was published on 7th February to amend the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (CAP. 373) (‘PMLA').

On 5 January 2022, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") has issued an opinion on the scale and impact of de-risking in the European Union ("EU") and the steps competent authorities should take to tackle...