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EC ¦ Consolidated Version of the FAQs concerning Sanctions Adopted Following Russia’s Military Aggression Against Ukraine and Belarus' Involvement in it
EU Diamond Ban, Diplomatic Controls and Special Economic Zone Rules – What Financial Crime Professionals...
CHD ¦ Consequences of the February 26, 2025 Ruling on Double Jeopardy in Financial Matters
The Luxembourg Court of Appeal ruling of 26 February 2025 and its fallout for double...
EBA/ECB ¦ 2025 Report on Payment Fraud
2025 EBA/ECB Report on Payment Fraud – Key Findings and Implications for Financial Crime Prevention...
CHD ¦ Reforming Article 506‑1 (Update)
Penal Code Reform Expands the Scope of Money Laundering Offenses The Law of 12 December...
Across Borders ¦ Belgium's Measures to Counter Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing
Belgium’s AML/CFT System at a Crossroads: Progress on Paper, Gaps in Practice Belgium’s evolving anti-money...
CRF ¦ Annual Report 2024
Luxembourg 2024: How the Financial Intelligence Unit Shifted to Risk-Focused, Cross‑Border Fighting of Fraud, Money‑Laundering...
Across Borders ¦ German Money for Terror: How Extremist Groups Raise, Move, and Hide Funds
Why Prosecuting Terror Financing in Germany Is So Hard – and What to Do About...
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How Santa Claus Can Help Prevent Financial Crime
Santa Claus’s Practices That Model Strong Financial Safeguards Santa Claus runs an immense, intricately organized...
AMLA’s Moment: How Europe’s New Centralized Supervisor Will Redraw the AML/CFT Map
A new chapter in European financial-crime supervision is opening The European Anti‑Money Laundering Authority (AMLA),...
Across Borders ¦ Balkan Cartels, Crypto Phones and Global Supply Chains
How Organized Crime Turned Cocaine into a Corporate-Scale Business Encrypted phones, private militias, maritime logistics...
Basel Institute on Governance ¦ Basel AML Index 2025 - 14th Public Edition
Basel AML Index 2025: a cautious readjustment in global money‑laundering risk Shifting patterns, not a...
EU ¦ Article 6b of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014: Information Duties, Legal Privilege and Risks for Financial Crime Compliance
How Article 6b of Regulation 833/2014 Shapes Sanctions Reporting and Compliance Article 6b of Regulation...
EC ¦ Commission adds Russia to List of High-Risk Jurisdictions to Strengthen International Fight Against Financial Crime
EU Formally Labels Russia a High-Risk AML/CFT Jurisdiction: What It Means for Financial Institutions The...
EU ¦ Agreement Reached on the First EU-Wide Criminal Law Rules Against Corruption
EU Reaches Landmark Deal on First-Ever Anti-Corruption Criminal Law Directive The European Union has taken...
FATF ¦ Universal Procedures 2023 (December 2025)
FATF’s “Universal Procedures 2023” – what mutual‑evaluation and follow‑up changes mean for practitioners The Financial...
FATF ¦ 2022 Procedures for the FATF AML/CFT/CPF Mutual Evaluations, Follow-Up and ICRG (December 2025)
FATF’s December 2025 Procedures: What Financial Crime Practitioners Need to Know The FATF’s updated Procedures...
CSSF ¦ Counter Proliferation Financing Thematic Review
Counter-Proliferation Financing: What Luxembourg’s IFMs Are Doing – and Where Gaps Remain The Luxembourg supervisory...
Across Borders ¦ Germany’s Money-Laundering Problem: How a Clean Façade Hides Dirty Cash
Why Germany attracts illicit money Germany’s political stability, large economy and cultural preference for cash...
CoE ¦ MONEYVAL Annual Report 2024
MONEYVAL’s 2024 Year in Review: From the close of the 5th round to the launch...
New Trends in Terrorist Financing: Fragmentation, Digital Channels and the Role of Gatekeepers
FIU Warnings: Digitalized, Fragmented Methods Intensify Risk Recent months have reinforced that terrorist financing is...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 17
Key Updates from EBA Newsletter Issue 17 – 2025 EBA Closes AML/CFT Chapter as AMLA...
EBA ¦ Draft RTS on Customer Due Diligence under Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624
Draft RTS on Customer Due Diligence: What AML Practitioners Need to Know The draft Regulatory...
EBA ¦ EBA Response to the European Commission's Call for Advice on six AMLA Mandates
EBA’s advice lays groundwork for a harmonised, risk-based EU AML/CFT regime and a smooth launch...
FATF ¦ Outcomes FATF Plenary, 22-24 October 2025
FATF Plenary Sets New Pace on Asset Recovery and AI Risks, Removes Four African Countries...
EC ¦ EU adopts 19th Package of Sanctions against Russia
EU’s 19th Sanctions Package Tightens the Noose on Russia’s Energy, Financial and Evasion Networks The...
EBA ¦ The AML/CFT Colleges Framework is Maturing, the EBA finds
EBA’s final AML/CFT colleges report: progress stabilised but two core gaps persist The European Banking...
CHD ¦ 2026 Budget: CSSF Analyses of the Banking and Investment Fund Sectors
Luxembourg’s Fund Industry Swells to €5.95 Trillion as Supervisors Push Simplification Without Deregulation A resilient...
EP ¦ Dual-Use Export Controls as Tools of EU Economic Security
From coordination to a proactive EU approach The European Union’s system for controlling dual-use exports...
EBA ¦ Report on Supervisory Convergence 2024
Supervisory Convergence 2024: What AML/CFT Practitioners Need to Know The European Banking Authority’s 2024 supervisory...
EBA ¦ Supervisors should learn from recent Cases to prevent Financial Crime in Crypto Firms
EBA report sharpens focus on crypto AML/CFT risks — what supervisors and market players must...
EBA ¦ Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Supervision of Banks is Improving
EBA completes six‑year stocktake — meaningful progress on AML/CFT supervision, but gaps remain ahead of...
EC ¦ De-prioritisation of Level 2 Acts in Financial Services Legislation
Commission freezes 115 Level‑2 financial services measures to cut red tape — what it means...
CSSF ¦ Update of the eDesk Procedure: AML/CFT Market Entry Form (Funds and IFMs)
CSSF Updates AML/CFT Market Entry Form: What Funds and IFMs Need to Know The Commission...
CSSF ¦ FAQ regarding International Financial Sanctions (updated 30 Sept 2025)
FAQ to Applying International Financial Sanctions: Key Duties, Reporting and Operational Expectations This article explains...
Council of the EU ¦ Iran Sanctions Snapback: Council reimposes Restrictive Measures
EU Snapback on Iran: Immediate Financial Crime Implications and Controls The EU’s 29 September 2025...
EC ¦ Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
EU Steps Up Enforcement on Beneficial Ownership Transparency: Infringement Actions Against 11 Member States A...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ Why is Ownership and Control important?
Spotting Sanctions Ownership and Control: Practical Guidance for EU Compliance Understanding why ownership and control...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 16
Key Updates from EBA Newsletter Issue 16 – 2025 Overview of key developments and supervisory...
The Wolfsberg Group ¦ Guidance on the Provision of Banking Services to Fiat-backed Stablecoin Issuers
Why stablecoins change — and don’t change — how banks manage AML/CFT, sanctions and operational...
FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL and UNODC ¦ Call for stronger Co-operation between Countries
International Co-operation on Money Laundering: Making Informal Channels Work for Faster, Smarter Outcomes The FATF/Egmont/INTERPOL/UNODC...
CSSF ¦ Annual Report 2024: Financial Crime
Financial Crime 2024: CSSF’s Supervision, Findings and Regulatory Developments The CSSF continued to apply a...
FATF ¦ Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Toolkit – Annexes A-C
Strengthening National Defenses: Practical Lessons from the FATF Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Toolkit (Annexes...
Council of Europe ¦ Report on the Emerging Patterns of Misuse of Technology by Terrorist Actors
Report: How Terrorist Actors Misuse New Technologies — Patterns, Risks and Responses Why terrorists adopt...
The Wolfsberg Group ¦ Statement on Transitioning to Innovation
Transitioning to Innovative Monitoring: Wolfsberg’s Framework for Effective Suspicious Activity Detection The Wolfsberg Group’s Part...
Accounting Manipulations: A Key Front in the Battle Against Financial Crime
Unveiling the Complexities of Accounting Manipulations: A Key Front in the Battle Against Financial Crime...
Managing the Ethics of AI in Organisations
Managing the Ethics of AI in Organizations: A Practical Guide Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly...
BIS ¦ Bulletin No 111: An Approach to AML Compliance for Cryptoassets
An approach to AML compliance for cryptoassets: using blockchain provenance to close the off-ramp gap...
EBA ¦ SupTech can make AML and CFT supervision more effective
EU Advances in Using Technology for AML/CFT Supervision: EBA’s New Report on SupTech Tools The...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ The ‘Best Efforts’ Rule under sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus
Understanding the EU’s ‘Best Efforts’ Obligation in Sanctions Compliance: What Businesses Need to Know Since...
FATF ¦ Summary Webinar "Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes"
Summary of the FATF webinar on complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes held on...
AED ¦ New Circular No. 792 ter strengthens customer identification rules for AML/CFT compliance in Luxembourg
Circular No. 792 ter enhances customer identification and verification requirements for AML/CFT compliance among AED-Supervised...
EBA ¦ Opinion and Report on ML and TF risks affecting the EU’s financial sector
Opinion (EBA/Op/2025/10) and Report (EBA/REP/2025/22) of the European Banking Authority on money laundering and terrorist...
EBA ¦ Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Collective Investment Schemes and Fund Managers
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Collective Investment Schemes and Fund Managers: Insights from...
The Wolfsberg Group ¦ Statement on the RBA in Financial Crime Risk Management
The Wolfsberg Group: Statement on the Risk-Based Approach in Financial Crime Risk Management The Wolfsberg...
FATF ¦ Summary Webinar "Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks"
Summary of the FATF webinar on terrorist financing risks held on July 22, 2025 The...
Council of the EU ¦ EU adopts 18th package of economic and individual measures against Russia
EU’s 18th Russia Sanctions Package: What Financial Crime Teams Need to Know Now The EU...
FATF ¦ 2013 Procedures for the FATF Fourth Round of AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations (updated June 2025)
2013 Procedures for the FATF Fourth Round of AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations The Financial Action Task...
FATF ¦ Fifth Round Universal Procedures 2023 (updated June 2025)
Consolidated Processes and Procedures for Mutual Evaluations and Follow-Up: “Universal Procedures 2023” The Financial Action...
FATF ¦ 2022 Procedures for the FATF Fifth Round of AML/CFT/CPF Mutual Evaluations, Follow-Up and ICRG (updated June 2025)
FATF Unveils Enhanced Procedures for Mutual Evaluations and Monitoring to Strengthen Global Fight Against Financial...
FATF ¦ Fourth Round Universal Procedures (updated June 2025)
FATF Consolidated Processes and Procedures for Mutual Evaluations and Follow-Up: “Universal Procedures” The document titled...
FATF ¦ Comprehensive Update on Terrorist Financing Risks
FATF report highlights evolving terrorist financing risks and warns of gaps in global understanding of...
AMLA ¦ Work Programme 2025 "From Vision to Action"
AMLA Work Programme 2025: From Vision to Action in the Fight Against Financial Crime The...
AMLA/ECB ¦ AMLA and ECB sign Agreement on Cooperation
AMLA and ECB Sign MoU to Strengthen Cooperation on AML/CFT Supervision The memorandum of understanding...
AMLA/ESAs ¦ Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Exchange of Information
New Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Strengthens AML/CFT Cooperation Between AMLA and the ESAs The Multilateral...
Service ¦ EU Sanctions Helpdesk
The EU Sanctions Helpdesk supports European operators in complying with restrictive measures The EU Sanctions...
FATF ¦ Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on VAs and VASPs
Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service...
FATF ¦ Guidance on Financial Inclusion and AML and TF Measures
FATF provides Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures The Financial...
FATF ¦ 2022 5th Round Assessment Methodology (updated June 2025)
2022 Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT/CPF...
FATF Report ¦ Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes
FATF Report highlights major gaps in global response to Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion The...
FATF ¦ The FATF Recommendations (updated June 2025)
The FATF Recommendations (updated June 2025) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is a crucial...
FATF ¦ Update Standards on Recommendation 16 on Payment Transparency
Revised FATF Recommendation 16: Strengthening Payment Transparency to Combat Financial Crime The Financial Action Task...
OECD ¦ Designing a Tax Crime Investigation Manual
Designing a Tax Crime Investigation Manual: Key Elements and Considerations As tax crimes and associated...
FATF ¦ Outcomes Joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary, 12-13 June 2025
FATF-MONEYVAL Joint Plenary Advances Global AML/CFT Agenda, Revises Cross-Border Payment Rules, and Updates Monitoring Lists...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ The First Four Training Modules - Module 4 Compliance and Due Diligence
EU Sanctions: Practical steps for SMEs to build effective compliance and due diligence Why sanctions...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ The First Four Training Modules - Module 3 Targets and Lists
EU Sanctions: Targets, Lists and the Practical Challenges for SMEs EU sanctions are political instruments...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ The First Four Training Modules - Module 2 Law and Guidance
EU Sanctions Law and Guidance: What Compliance Teams Need to Know EU sanctions are a...
MoF, AED ¦ 2024 Activity Report ¦ Summary Financial Crime
Luxembourg Reports Ongoing Progress in Combating Financial Crime
EC ¦ EU AI Act & AML/Fraud Detection: Regulatory Clarification
EU AI Act: AML and Fraud Detection AI Not ‘High-Risk’ Did you know that AI...
Council of the EU ¦ EU adopts 17th package of economic and individual measures against Russia
EU’s 17th Russia Sanctions Package: What Financial Crime Teams Need to Know Now The European...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk ¦ The First Four Training Modules - Module 1 Introduction to EU Sanctions
Understanding EU Sanctions: Practical Guidance for Financial Crime Professionals Introduction to EU sanctions and their...
EC ¦ AI in Fraud Detection and AML
Analysis of EU AI Office stakeholder consultations on defining AI systems and prohibited applications The...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 15
Key Updates from EBA Newsletter Issue 15 – 2025 Full Implementation of the New Crypto-Asset...
EBA ¦ Legal instruments with an AML/CFT component
Understanding EBA’s Legal Instruments with an AML/CFT Component The European Banking Authority (EBA) plays a...
FATF ¦ Detecting, Disrupting and Investigating Online Child Sexual Exploitation
Tackling Online Child Sexual Exploitation: Financial Indicators, Investigations, and Disruption Strategies Online Child Sexual Exploitation...
IEP ¦ Global Terrorism Index 2025 - Measuring the Impact of Terrorism
Measuring the Financial Crime Risks of a Shifting Terrorism Landscape How the 2025 Global Terrorism...
Council of the EU ¦ EU adopts 16th package of economic and individual measures against Russia
EU’s 16th Russia Sanctions Package: What Financial Crime Teams Need to Know Now The European...
FATF ¦ Outcomes FATF Plenary, 19-21 February 2025
FATF February 2025 Plenary: Financial Inclusion, Online Child Exploitation, and Evolving AML/CFT Priorities A recalibrated...
EBA ¦ Peer Review on Tax Integrity and Dividend Arbitrage Schemes
Tax Integrity and Dividend Arbitrage: How AML/CFT Supervision Is Adapting Why dividend arbitrage matters for...
EC ¦ ‘Next-Generation’ FIU.net
Next‑Generation FIU.net Goes Live: A Faster, Safer Backbone for Europe’s Financial Intelligence A major leap...
FATF ¦ Annual Report 2023-2024
FATF Annual Report 2023-2024: Strengthening Global Financial Integrity through Enhanced Standards and International Cooperation The...
CHD ¦ Reforming Article 506‑1
Broadening Luxembourg’s Money‑Laundering Offence to Strengthen Legal Clarity and FATF Compliance The Projet de loi...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 14
EBA AML/CFT Newsletter Issue 14 – Key Updates on Financial Crime Regulation in 2024 Introduction...
Council of the EU ¦ EU adopts 15th Package of Economic and Individual Measures against Russia
EU’s 15th Russia Sanctions Package: What Financial Crime Teams Need to Know Now The European...
EBA ¦ Report on the Functioning of AML/CFT Colleges in 2023
European Banking Authority Highlights Progress and Challenges in AML/CFT Colleges in 2023 Ongoing Improvements Amid...
EBA ¦ Report on NCAs approaches to the Supervision of Banks with respect to AML/CFT
European Banking Authority’s Fourth Review Highlights Progress and Challenges in AML/CFT Supervision of Banks Across...
EBA ¦ Guidelines to ensure the Implementation of Union and National Restrictive Measures
EBA Guidelines on Internal Policies, Procedures and Controls to Ensure the Implementation of Union and...
MoF ¦ Guidelines "Implementation of financial restrictive measures (sanctions) against third countries, entities or individuals"
Ministère des Finances (MoF) ¦ Guidelines relating to the implementation of financial restrictive measures (sanctions)...
FATF ¦ Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Guidance (November 2024)
Enhancing National Anti-Money Laundering Efforts: Key Insights from the FATF 2024 Guidance on Money Laundering...
MoF ¦ Guidelines "Implementation of financial sanctions against certain persons, entities, bodies and groups within the framework of CTF"
Ministère des Finances (MoF) ¦ Guidelines relating to the implementation of financial sanctions against certain...
FATF ¦ Outcomes FATF Plenary, 23-25 October 2024
FATF October 2024 Plenary: New Assessments, Inclusion Push, and Evolving AML/CFT Priorities The first Financial...
FATF ¦ FATF changes its grey listing criteria to further focus on risk
FATF Refines Grey-Listing Criteria to Focus on Highest-Risk Jurisdictions and Ease Burden on Least Developed...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 13
EBA AML/CFT Newsletter Issue 13 – EBA Strengthens the Fight Against Financial Crime with New...
FATF ¦ Mitigating Unintended Consequences of the FATF Standards
Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of FATF Standards: A Review Since 2021, the Financial Action Task...
FATF ¦ Virtual Assets: Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on VAs and VASPs
Global Financial Crime and Virtual Assets: FATF’s 2024 Update on Standards Implementation The Financial Action...
FATF ¦ Horizontal Review of Gatekeepers’ Technical Compliance Related to Corruption
FATF Horizontal Review Reveals Gaps in Gatekeepers’ Compliance to Combat Corruption The Financial Action Task...
Council of the EU ¦ Sanctions - Update of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation
Council of the European Union ¦ Restrictive measures (Sanctions) - Update of the EU Best...
Council of the EU ¦ Sanctions Guidelines – update
Council of the EU ¦ Sanctions Guidelines – update The “Sanctions Guidelines – update”, dated...
FATF ¦ Outcomes FATF Plenary, 26-28 June 2024
FATF Plenary Sets New Course: Risk-Based ICRG Criteria, Asset Recovery Focus, and Updated Jurisdiction Lists...
FATF ¦ Women in FATF and the Global Network
Women in FATF and the Global Network: Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Leadership The fight against...
EBA ¦ The EBA welcomes the entry into force of the framework establishing the AMLA
Preparing for AMLA: How the EBA is Shaping the Future EU AML/CFT Framework A New...
Council of the EU ¦ EU adopts 14th package of economic and individual measures against Russia
EU’s 14th Russia Sanctions Package: What Financial Crime Teams Need to Know Now The European...
EBA ¦ AML/CFT Newsletter - Issue 12
EBA AML/CFT Newsletter Issue 12 – EBA Strengthens AML/CFT Framework with New Guidelines for Crypto-Asset...
Council of Europe ¦ Adoption of new Counter-Terrorism Strategy for 2023-2027
Countering Contemporary Terrorism in Europe: Council of Europe Strategy 2023–2027 The Council of Europe’s Counter-Terrorism...
The Wolfsberg Group ¦ Statement on Demonstrating Effectiveness
The Wolfsberg Group: Statement on Demonstrating Effectiveness in AML/CTF Programs The Wolfsberg Group, a leading...
EU Sanctions Helpdesk
The EU Sanctions Helpdesk platform supports European operators in complying with European Union restrictive measures (also known as sanctions) imposed worldwide.
Aimed primarily at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the Helpdesk offers resources and personalised help to companies performing sanctions due diligence checks.
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