Zenoo Compliance Brief
EBA hands AML oversight to new EU AMLA authority in 2027
Plus, State Street copping $7.5m OFAC fine for Russia lapses, stablecoin issuers now classified as financial institutions, and GAFA's 2026 AML trends expose sector weak spots.
4 March 2026 · 4 min read
The EU's supervisory architecture just shifted. The EBA is out of the AML game from July 2027, with the freshly minted AMLA authority taking the reins across credit institutions and fintech operators. Expect tighter CDD rules and wider net coverage. Meanwhile, State Street's Russian sanctions miss cost it dearly, regulators have widened the net to cover stablecoin issuers, and GAFA's latest research shows where the industry is still falling short. Your compliance calendar just got busier.
In today's brief
- 1 EU creates dedicated AML regulator: what compliance teams need to do now to prepare.
- 2 Does State Street's penalty signal tighter OFAC scrutiny of transaction screening infrastructure?
- 3 Will stablecoin platforms now face the same AML/CFT burden as traditional banks?
- 4 Are your transaction monitoring systems equipped for real-time detection requirements globally?
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