13th August 2020 The FIAU would like to inform all subject persons that are obliged to report to the FIAU via XML through the goAML system that, as a result of ongoing discussions and careful analysis of the current situation, the implementation deadline has been extended from the 22nd August 2020 to the 7th September […]
13th August 2020 In line with the EBA’s work programme on financial innovation, the EBA is currently performing an analysis in the area of RegTech and is inviting financial institutions and ICT service providers to share their views and experience on the use of RegTech solutions via a RegTech industry survey. The aim of the […]
12th August 2020 The recording of the webinar on Trade Based Money Laundering held on 29th July is now available. The webinar is meant to to provide basic notions and practical information on Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML). It is meant to assist subject persons in understanding and preventing such schemes by providing an overview […]
17th July 2020 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”) has today published a Guidance Document on Funding of Terrorism, which builds upon and incorporates the 2018 ‘Guidance Note on Funding of Terrorism – Red Flags and Suspicious Activities’. The salient features of this Guidance Document include: Insights and select findings from the 2019 Terrorism Financing […]
Leasing of Office Space for the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) is hereby announcing the result of the evaluation and adjudication carried out in respect of the call for an expression of interest (reference FIAU/01/2020) published in the Government Gazette on 17th and 21st January 2020, inviting the submission of […]
15th July 2020 The FIAU is organising an hour long Webinar on the 29th July 2020 to provide basic notions and practical information on Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML). The webinar is meant to assist subject persons in understanding and preventing such schemes by providing an overview of the main methods through which TBML takes […]
8th July 2020 Recently the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”) had held a technical workshop with both credit and financial institutions on the development and deployment of a centralised registry to hold data on determinate bank and payment accounts as well as on safe custody services. Notwithstanding the current situation, the FIAU is pleased to […]
2nd July 2020 The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”), in cooperation with the Malta Gaming Authority, has today published a revised version of the Implementing Procedures Part II for the Remote Gaming Sector. The changes carried out were rendered necessary to address amendments to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (“PMLFTR”) […]
30th June 2020 The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action‘ (previously known as ‘Public Statement’) and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring‘ (previously known as ‘Improving global AML/CFT compliance: on-going process’) documents issued by the FATF on the 30 June 2020. A copy of […]