The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its Report on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks associated with EU payment institutions. Its findings suggest that ML/TF risks in the sector may not be assessed and managed effectively by institutions and their supervisors.
Factsheet on EuReCA
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on amendments to its Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk factors. The proposed changes extend the scope of these Guidelines to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The consultation runs until 31 August 2023.
Consultation paper on draft Guidelines amending Guidelines on ML FT risk factors
Guidelines on policies and controls for the effective management of ML/TF risks when providing access to financial services
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today new Guidelines to ensure that customers have access to the financial services they need to fully participate in society and that they are not denied this access on unsubstantiated Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) grounds or without valid reason. These Guidelines will contribute to foster a common understanding by institutions and AML/CFT supervisors of effective money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk management practices in situations where access by customers to financial products and services should be safeguarded, in particular for the most vulnerable ones.
Consultation paper on draft Guidelines amending Risk Based Supervision Guidelines
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on amendments to its Guidelines on risk-based anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision. The proposed changes extend the scope of these Guidelines to AML/CFT supervisors of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs). The consultation runs until 29 June 2023.
BSG response to EBA Consultation on amending Guidelines on ML/TF risk factors and on Guidelines on access to financial services
Consultation paper on amending Guidelines on ML/TF risk factors and on Guidelines on access to financial services
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on new Guidelines on the effective management of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks when providing access to financial services. Through these Guidelines, the EBA aims to ensure that customers, especially the most vulnerable ones, are not denied access to financial services without valid reason. This consultation runs until 6 February 2023.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions. These Guidelines set out the steps credit and financial institutions should take to ensure safe and effective remote customer onboarding practices in line with applicable anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation and the EU’s data protection framework. The Guidelines apply to all credit and financial institutions that are within the scope of the Anti-money Laundering Directive (AMLD).
Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today issued a call for expression of interest to join two Technical Expert Groups - on crypto assets service providers and anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (TEG-CASPs/AML) and on restrictive measures regimes (TEG-RMRs) – and a call for input on the “joint Guidelines to prevent the abuse of fund transfers for ML/TF purposes” issued in 2017 by the European Supervisory Authorities. These will provide technical advice to the EBA on those aspects of the revised Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds (TFR) that relate to the EBA’s mandates.
Call for Input on the 2017 Joint Guidelines to prevent the abuse of fund transfers for ML/TF purposes
Call for expression of interest to the EBA’s Technical Expert Group on crypto asset service providers and AML (TEG-CASPs/AML)