EBA final report amending risk-based supervision guidelines to extend AML/CFT oversight to crypto-asset service providers under MiCAR, emphasizing cooperation, consistent expectations, information sources, guidance communication, and staff training, applying from December 2024.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today extended its risk-based anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision guidelines to AML/CFT supervisors of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The new guidelines set clear expectations of the steps supervisors should take to identify and manage money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) risks in this sector and are an important step forward in the EU’s fight against financial crime.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes. These ‘travel rule’ Guidelines specify the steps that Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Intermediary PSPs (IPSPs), crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) and Intermediary CASPs (ICASPs) should take to detect missing or incomplete information that accompanies a transfer of funds or crypto-assets. They also detail the procedures all these providers should put in place to manage a transfer of funds or a transfer of crypto-assets that lacks the required information. These Guidelines aim at forging a common understanding to ensure the consistent application of EU law as well as a stronger anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. The consultation runs until 26 February 2024.
EBA consults on draft Regulatory Technical Standards under MiCAR to define minimum requirements for liquidity management policies and procedures, covering governance, risk assessment, and reporting for crypto-asset service providers.
EBA consults on draft guidelines defining common reference parameters for liquidity stress test scenarios under MiCAR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114), outlining requirements for crypto-asset service providers to assess liquidity risks.
EBA consults on draft regulatory technical standards under MiCAR to define own funds adjustments and stress testing requirements for issuers of asset-referenced and e-money tokens, as outlined in Article 35 of EU Regulation 2023/1114.
EBA consults on draft regulatory technical standards outlining the procedure and timeframe for issuers of significant asset-referenced or e-money tokens under MiCAR to adjust own funds requirements, as required by Article 45(5) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.
EBA guidelines outlining risk factors and customer due diligence measures for credit and financial institutions under Directive (EU) 2015/849 to assess money laundering and terrorist financing risks in business relationships and transactions.
Report on the functioning of AMLCFT colleges in 2022
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its third Report on the functioning of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) colleges. The Report finds that competent authorities had taken important steps to improve the functioning of AML/CFT colleges. Nevertheless, many colleges had not reached full maturity. The Report highlights good practices that will be useful for competent authorities to further improve the effectiveness of AML/CFT colleges and of supervisory outcomes.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its fourth biennial Opinion on the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) affecting the European Union’s financial sector. It also sets out what competent authorities and EU co-legislators can do to mitigate those risks.
Opinion on ML TF risks
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the findings from its 2022 review of competent authorities’ approaches to tackling money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks in the banking sector. For this Report, the EBA staff assessed 12 competent authorities from nine Member States.
Report on competent authorities’ approaches to the AML CFT supervision of banks
EBA AML/CFT Newsletter Issue 10 covers updates on EuReCA database, guidelines for remote customer onboarding, risk-based supervision for crypto-asset service providers, tackling de-risking, and AML/CFT Q&As on outsourcing, PISPs, and central contact points.