Central Bank of the UAE

Federal Decree by Law No. (10) of 2025 Regarding Anti-Money Laundering, and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing

This federal law overhauls the UAE's AML/CFT/CPF legal framework, strengthening criminalisation provisions, beneficial-ownership and reporting obligations, and supervisory powers, and forms the legal basis for the AML/CFT circulars and guidance CBUAE issued through the rest of the review period. Licensed financial institutions must update AML/CFT policies and risk assessments to reflect the new legal definitions and obligations.

What firms should do

Yes — update AML/CFT policies, risk assessments and reporting procedures to align with the new law

Regulator: Central Bank of the UAE
Type: New Regulation/Standard
Status: Enacted
Published: 14 Oct 2025
Takes effect: 14 Oct 2025
Reference: Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025
Topic: AML/CFT
Impact: High

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Federal Decree by Law No. (10) of 2025 Regarding Anti-Money Laundering, and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing

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