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Law database

51 law profiles

Hong Kong HKMA Stablecoin Issuer AML/CFT Guideline

Stablecoins Ordinance s.171; AMLO s.7 Agency guidance Added Jun 18, 2026

Effective

Aug 1, 2025

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +2 more

HKMA statutory AML/CFT guideline for licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, setting risk-based controls, CDD, wallet screening, Travel...

Hong Kong SFC AML/CFT Guideline for Licensed Corporations and VASPs

G.N. 3120 of 2023; AMLO ss. 7, 53ZTK; SFO s. 399 Agency guidance Added Jun 17, 2026

Effective

Jun 1, 2023

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more

SFC AML/CFT guidance for licensed corporations and SFC-licensed VASPs, covering risk-based controls, CDD, monitoring, suspicious reporting, records, training,...

India FIU-IND AML/CFT Guidelines for VDA Service Providers

FIU-IND VDA Guidelines; S.O. 1072(E) Agency guidance Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Mar 10, 2023

AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

FIU-IND guidance applies India’s PMLA AML/CFT/CPF obligations to VDA service providers, including FIU registration, KYC/CDD, STR reporting, record...

Indonesia Law No. 4 of 2023 (P2SK Law)

Law No. 4 of 2023; LN 2023 No. 4; TLN No. 6845 Act Added Jul 22, 2026

Effective

Jan 12, 2023

Consumer protection Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more

Indonesia’s P2SK Law is an omnibus financial-sector statute that brought digital financial assets, including crypto assets, into OJK-led...

Mexico FinTech Law Article 58 AML/CFT General Provisions

DOF 5537449 (10 Sep 2018) Regulation Added Jun 30, 2026

Effective

Sep 11, 2018

AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Market Structure & Regulatory Perimeter +2 more

Mexico’s Article 58 fintech AML/CFT provisions set due diligence, risk methodology, reporting, virtual-asset recordkeeping, systems, and governance duties...

Philippines BSP VASP Guidelines

Circular No. 1108, Series of 2021; MORNBFI-M Sec. 161-M Agency guidance Added Jun 5, 2026

Effective

Feb 16, 2021

AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more

Philippines BSP framework for VASPs as money service businesses, covering COA authority, capital, AML/CFT, Travel Rule, custody, cybersecurity,...

Singapore Financial Services and Markets Regulations 2025

S 342/2025 Regulation Added Jun 6, 2026

Effective

Jun 30, 2025

AML/CFT Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Singapore’s 2025 DTSP Regulations implement FSMA Part 9 for digital token services provided outside Singapore, setting licensing, financial,...

South Korea VASP AML Registration Regime

Act No. 17113; current Act No. 19563; 2026 amendment No. 21358 Act Added Jun 6, 2026

Effective

Mar 25, 2021

AML/CFT Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration +2 more

South Korea’s AML/CFT statute requires VASPs to report/register with KoFIU, meet ISMS and real-name account conditions where applicable,...

Turkey CMB Communiqué III-35/B.1 Crypto Asset Service Provider Rules

Communiqué III-35/B.1; Official Gazette No. 32840 Regulation Added Jun 8, 2026

Effective

Mar 13, 2025

Consumer protection Custody Disclosure & Marketing +2 more

Turkey’s CMB/SPK communiqué sets establishment, authorization, governance, systems, audit and conduct rules for crypto asset service providers.

UAE Cabinet Decision No. 112/2022: VARA Virtual Asset Delegation

Cabinet Decision No. 112/2022 Decree Added Jun 16, 2026

United Arab Emirates

Effective

Jan 14, 2023

AML/CFT Enforcement & Asset Recovery Licensing & Registration +2 more

Delegates specified federal virtual-asset regulatory powers to Dubai’s VARA for Dubai and its non-DIFC free zones, including VASP...

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