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Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Enhanced Measures for High-Risk Jurisdictions - Updated FATF Lists (October 2025)
VARA notified VASPs of the FATF's October 2025 updates to its high-risk and increased-monitoring jurisdiction lists, requiring enhanced due diligence for exposures to newly listed jurisdictions.
What firms should do
Yes - apply enhanced due diligence to counterparties linked to updated high-risk jurisdictions
- Regulator
- Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
- Type
- Administrative Notice
- Status
- Final/In Force
- Published
- 22 Jan 2026
- Topic
- Compliance & Risk
- Impact
- Medium
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