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AML/CFT Compliance

Global

Effective: Varies by jurisdiction

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing for crypto businesses

aml

Summary

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) requirements form the backbone of crypto regulatory compliance worldwide. Crypto businesses must implement comprehensive AML programs including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting. Most jurisdictions require a designated compliance officer, independent audits, and record retention of at least five years.

Key Requirements

  • Written AML program
  • Designated compliance officer
  • Customer due diligence (CDD/KYC)
  • Suspicious activity reporting (SARs)
  • Record keeping (5+ years)
  • Independent audit
  • Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) requirements form the backbone of crypto regulatory compliance worldwide. Crypto busin

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Jurisdictions Implementing This Framework

AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AL Albania AM Armenia AO Angola AR Argentina AT Austria AU Australia AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BM Bermuda BN Brunei BO Bolivia BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CD Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Central African Republic CG Congo CH Switzerland CI Cote d'Ivoire CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CU Cuba CV Cabo Verde CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DM Dominica DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EE Estonia EG Egypt ER Eritrea ES Spain ET Ethiopia EU European Union FI Finland FJ Fiji FM Micronesia FR France GA Gabon GB United Kingdom GD Grenada GE Georgia GG Guernsey GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GM Gambia GN Guinea GQ Equatorial Guinea GR Greece GT Guatemala GW Guinea-Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HN Honduras HR Croatia HT Haiti HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IM Isle of Man IN India IQ Iraq IR Iran IS Iceland IT Italy JE Jersey JM Jamaica JO Jordan JP Japan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH Cambodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KP North Korea KR South Korea KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Labuan (Malaysia) LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova ME Montenegro MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK North Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MR Mauritania MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NE Niger NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NP Nepal NR Nauru NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PR Puerto Rico PS Palestine PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RO Romania RS Serbia RU Russia RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SI Slovenia SK Slovakia SL Sierra Leone SM San Marino SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname SS South Sudan ST Sao Tome and Principe SV El Salvador SY Syria SZ Eswatini TC Turks and Caicos TD Chad TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tajikistan TL Timor-Leste TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Holy See VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VE Venezuela VG British Virgin Islands VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WS Samoa YE Yemen ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe

207 jurisdictions reference this framework

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Last updated: 2026-06-06. View all frameworks