The sixteenth recommendation of the FATF establishes that financial entities carrying out bank transfers must require information about the sender as well as the recipient of the transfer. This information must remain linked to the transfer to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. To shape this recommendation, the European Union adopted in 2015 Regulation 2015/847 on the information accompanying fund transfers.

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The Regulation 260/2012 has served as the foundation for establishing the SEPA payment system, a service that has promoted the creation of an electronic payment market with no distinction between domestic and cross-border payments. To remain competitive, the SEPA initiative must be continuously renewed, allowing potential technological innovations to develop new payment products. Under this premise, the European Union has enacted a new Regulation aimed at encouraging instant payments.

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In June, a new directive was published on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. This Directive stems from the legislative package presented by the European Commission in 2021; these legislative initiatives included drafts of the present Directive as well as the new European Regulation on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.

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In May 2023, the European Regulation on crypto-asset markets, known as MiCA — short for Markets in Crypto-Assets — was published. This European regulation aims to establish uniform rules for cryptocurrency service providers.

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One of the key objectives of the Financial Action Task Force is to establish guidelines and promote effective legal and operational measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. To achieve this, GAFI promulgated the 40 Recommendations. In this article, we will analyze the fifth recommendation, which addresses the criminalization of terrorist financing.

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) aims to establish standards and promote the effective legal and operational implementation of measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. To achieve this, FATF introduced the 40 Recommendations. In this article, we analyze Recommendation 4 on confiscation and provisional measures.

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The Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are crucial guidelines for preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. In this article, we will explore FATF Recommendation 3, which mandates the criminalization of money laundering.

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The FATF Recommendations are guidelines that countries must implement to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. In this article, we will examine FATF Recommendation 2, which urges countries to promote national cooperation and coordination.

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The FATF Recommendations are international standards set by the FATF to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, which countries must implement within their territories. In this post, we will analyze FATF Recommendation 1, which calls on countries to identify, assess, and understand their exposure to money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

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In due diligence processes, once we have verified the identity of our clients, we must gather information about the purpose and nature of the business relationship, as well as additional documentation. This is where the search for adverse news comes into play.

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