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AMLA: consultation on draft standards for AML/CFT database

Jurisdiction
European Union
Regulator
AMLA
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What changed

AMLA is consulting, via a public hearing, on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) that will establish a central AML/CFT database.

Key details

  • Public hearing: 3 November 2026, 14:00–16:00 CET.
  • The database is intended for supervisory authorities to submit and retrieve information on obliged entities and supervision.
  • The draft draws on information supervisors already hold or collect; AMLA says it should not add reporting costs for obliged entities.

What it means

Product perspective: this is a proposal about supervisory information-sharing. The announcement does not establish a new direct filing obligation for every business using stablecoins. Follow the final standards and any subsequent supervisory instructions.

Matters for

Readers tracking EU AML/CFT rules and their implementation.

Read the source: AMLA amla.europa.eu

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