Who to report to, and who supervises you.
20 of 20 jurisdictions · 17 FATF members · 5 with their own sanctions authority
- United KingdomEurope
AML regulator
FCA Financial Conduct AuthoritySanctions authority
OFSI Office of Financial Sanctions ImplementationFATF
FATF Member - United StatesNorth America
AML regulator
FinCEN FinCEN / Federal Banking RegulatorsSanctions authority
OFAC Office of Foreign Assets ControlFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - GermanyEurope
Sanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - FranceEurope
Sanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - SingaporeAsia-Pacific
AML regulator
MAS Monetary Authority of SingaporeSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - Hong KongAsia-Pacific
AML regulator
HKMA Hong Kong Monetary AuthoritySanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member (via China) - AustraliaAsia-Pacific
AML regulator
AUSTRAC AUSTRACSanctions authority
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - CanadaNorth America
AML regulator
FINTRAC FINTRACSanctions authority
GAC Global Affairs CanadaFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - SwitzerlandEurope
AML regulator
FINMA Swiss Financial Market Supervisory AuthoritySanctions authority
SECO State Secretariat for Economic AffairsFATF
FATF Member - UAEMiddle East
AML regulator
CBUAE Central Bank of the UAESanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member (since 2024) - South AfricaAfrica
AML regulator
FIC FIC / SARBSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - IndiaAsia-Pacific
AML regulator
RBI Reserve Bank of IndiaSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - JapanAsia-Pacific
AML regulator
FSA Financial Services AgencySanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - NetherlandsEurope
AML regulator
DNB De Nederlandsche BankSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - ItalyEurope
AML regulator
BdI Bank of ItalySanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member & Co-Founder - BrazilSouth America
AML regulator
BCB Central Bank of BrazilSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - NigeriaAfrica
AML regulator
CBN Central Bank of NigeriaSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
GIABA Member - KenyaAfrica
AML regulator
CBK Central Bank of KenyaSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
ESAAMLG Member - MexicoNorth America
AML regulator
CNBV Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de ValoresSanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
FATF Member - Cayman IslandsCaribbean
AML regulator
CIMA Cayman Islands Monetary AuthoritySanctions authority
Applies EU or national measuresFATF
CFATF Member
Cite this data
FirmScreen, “Global AML regulators and FIU directory”, firmscreen.io/authority-dataset (updated 10 Oct 2026). Free to reuse with credit under CC BY 4.0.
A Financial Intelligence Unit is a national centre responsible for receiving, analysing, and disseminating suspicious transaction reports (STRs/SARs) from obliged entities. FIUs serve as the primary interface between the private sector and law enforcement for financial crime intelligence. Most FIUs are members of the Egmont Group, an international body of 166 FIUs that facilitates information sharing.
AML supervision for non-financial businesses varies by jurisdiction. In the UK, supervision is split between HMRC (for businesses without a professional body supervisor), the SRA (for law firms) and ICAEW, ACCA and other professional bodies (for accountants). HMRC also supervises estate and letting agents. In the US, FinCEN has primary AML oversight. Understanding your jurisdiction-specific supervisor is essential for compliance.
An FIU receives and analyses suspicious activity reports from obliged entities — it is an intelligence function. An AML regulator sets rules, conducts inspections, and enforces compliance — it is a supervisory function. In some jurisdictions (like Australia with AUSTRAC), the same body performs both functions. In others (like the UK), they are separate organisations.