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AMLA has today launched a public consultation on draft Guidelines setting out how obliged entities should carry out ongoing monitoring of their business relationships, including the monitoring of transactions and activities.

On 28 May 2026, AMLA held a public hearing on the Guidelines on business-wide risk assessment (BWRA), an important milestone in developing the EU's new AML/CFT framework and the risk-based approach.

AMLA Executive Board Member Rikke-Louise Petersen spoke to Koos Couvée, Europe Editor at ACAMS moneylaundering.com, about AMLA's approach to supervision and engagement with the private sector.

On 20 May 2026, AMLA held a public hearing on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards on group-wide requirements, covering the mandates under Articles 16(4) and 17(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, with over 650 participants attending.

AMLA will hold a webinar on 10 June 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST, to guide participants through the recently published reporting package for the identification of obliged entities eligible for direct supervision.

AMLA is consulting on three draft Implementing Technical Standards that introduce common formats for cooperation between Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and between AMLA, FIUs and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

AMLA’s will host its first conference, Building Trust, Enhancing Integrity: A New Chapter in the EU’s Fight Against Financial Crime, on 9 June 2026 at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

AMLA Executive Board Member Rikke-Louise Petersen delivered a keynote speech at the ACAMS General Assembly in Frankfurt on 12 May 2025, outlining AMLA's progress and priorities for the year ahead.

AMLA has published a reporting package for the identification of provisionally eligible obliged entities, a key preparatory step toward the first selection cycle for entities that will come under AMLA’s direct supervision from 2028.