The UAE has set out its clear commitment to preventing money laundering, following its removal from the FATF grey list in February 2024 and the EU list of high-risk third countries in August 2025. In ...

The UAE Cabinet has approved a new National Strategy for Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Financing (AML, CFT and CPF) for 2024-27, following ...

New initiatives aim to safeguard the financial system by improving detection of illicit flows and strengthening national ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has issued a comprehensive new package of regulatory guidance aimed at strengthening the country’s framework for combating money laundering, ...

UAE intensifies gold sector compliance checks as gold trade reaches AED683bn ($186bn) and the country strengthens AML regulations ...

The UAE’s Ministry of Economy and Tourism carried out an inspection tour of Dubai’s Gold Souq to ensure compliance with ...

New guidance sharpens checks on clients, trade flows and cross-border banking risks S&P has classified the governments of Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE as highly supportive of their banking systems, and ...

Financial institutions will be assisted with understanding risks and the effective implementation of their statutory obligations ...

During the tour, Bin Touq engaged with several merchants to discuss compliance levels and the practical application of ...

ABU DHABI: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) imposed a financial sanction on a bank operating in the UAE, pursuant to Article 14 of the Federal Decree Law No. (20) of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering ...

Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently concluded an anti-money laundering research collaboration with student teams from The University of Hong Kong (HKU ...