Coverage · Anti-Money Laundering

AML built for the new EU regime.

The EU AML package (AMLD6, the AMLR and the regulation standing up AMLA) rewrites how obliged entities manage KYC, screening and suspicious-transaction reporting. ComplyBridge gives you one live compliance spine for all of it.

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directly applicable rulebook, the AMLR, replacing 27 national transpositions
€10K
EU-wide limit on cash payments under the AMLR
25%
ownership threshold for beneficial ownership, applied together with the control tests
2027
AMLR applies from 10 July 2027; AMLA begins direct supervision in 2028

The framework

What is the EU AML package?

For two decades, AML was a patchwork of national transpositions of successive directives. The new package flips that: the AMLR applies directly across the Union, AMLD6 harmonises supervision, FIUs and sanctions, and the new AMLA in Frankfurt supervises the riskiest cross-border obliged entities directly.

That harmonisation is good news for compliance teams who have been running twelve variations of a risk assessment for twelve subsidiaries. But the transition window is short and the supervisory bar is higher than most firms' current posture. ComplyBridge is built for that transition.

AMLR: the single rulebook
Customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, record-keeping and reporting obligations, directly applicable to every obliged entity in the Union from 10 July 2027.
AMLD6: supervisors & FIUs
How member states organise supervision, financial intelligence units and beneficial-ownership registers, and the sanctions that back the rules.
AMLA: the new authority
Based in Frankfurt. Direct supervision of up to 40 selected cross-border obliged entities from 2028, oversight of national supervisors, and coordination of FIUs.
Transfer of Funds Regulation
The travel rule, extended to crypto-asset transfers since 30 December 2024: originator and beneficiary information travels with every transfer, with no minimum threshold.

Who is an obliged entity.

The package broadens the perimeter and applies the same rules across every member state.

CREDIT & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Banks, payment and e-money institutions, investment firms, fund managers, insurers. The full programme: business-wide risk assessment, CDD, monitoring, reporting, group-wide policies.

CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS

Every CASP authorised under MiCA is an obliged entity, with the travel rule on top: originator and beneficiary data must travel with every crypto-asset transfer.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Lawyers, notaries, accountants, tax advisors, trust and company service providers, and estate agents, above the activity thresholds set in the AMLR.

NEWLY IN SCOPE

Crowdfunding service providers and dealers in luxury goods come in with the package. Professional football clubs and agents follow from 10 July 2029.

Six obligations. One programme.

AML work scales with customer and transaction volume, not with compliance headcount. ComplyBridge is how your team keeps pace.

01Risk-based customer due diligenceCDD
02Enhanced due diligence for PEPs & high-risk casesEDD
03Ongoing transaction monitoringMONITORING
04Beneficial ownership verificationUBO
05Suspicious transaction reportingSTR · FIU
06Group-wide programme & information sharingGROUP

Due diligence scored by jurisdiction and product; monitoring with rule-based, statistical and ML-assisted detection; FIU-ready report formats per jurisdiction; documented information sharing between group entities.

The path

The path to AMLR readiness.

Don't wait for 2027. The firms that absorb the new regime smoothly are starting the operational build now, while the delta against the current programme is still a plan rather than a finding.

Gap map against the AMLR

Compare your existing programme against the directly applicable rulebook. Score the gaps by risk.

Re-platform policies

Generate AMLR-aligned policies, risk methodology and customer risk model.

Wire detection & reporting

Stand up live transaction monitoring, the suspicious-transaction queue and FIU connectors.

Prepare for AMLA

If in scope for direct supervision, build the engagement rhythm now, not at the first information request.

How ComplyBridge helps

AML that scales with volume, not headcount.

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Due diligence, scored

Risk-based CDD with jurisdiction- and product-tuned scoring; enhanced due diligence for PEPs, sanctioned counterparties and high-risk jurisdictions.

Monitoring and reporting

Ongoing monitoring with rule-based, statistical and ML-assisted detection, feeding FIU-ready suspicious-transaction reports per jurisdiction.

Ownership and group

Beneficial ownership verified against the 25% and control tests; a group-wide programme with documented information sharing between entities.

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Already running a programme?

Start from the delta. We map your current programme to what the AMLR changes, and monitoring, policy review and reporting take over from there. See how the ongoing side works →

FAQ

Common questions.

Does AMLA supervise my firm directly?
Only selected obliged entities fall under AMLA's direct supervisory remit: broadly, large cross-border credit, payment and crypto-asset firms with a high inherent risk profile, up to 40 in the first selection round. Most firms continue to be supervised by their national authority, with AMLA setting standards. ComplyBridge flags if and when your profile approaches the selection criteria.
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We already have a mature AML programme. What changes?
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How do you handle sanctions?
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Can you help with FIU reporting?
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See your AMLR delta.

A short conversation about your programme today and what the new rulebook changes for it, mapped to the AMLR's actual requirements.

Already running a programme? See how the ongoing side works →