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The Commission has today published a feedback paper and updated sections of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”), setting out how it has responded to consultation feedback on proposed changes to further support the use of technology to combat financial crime. The changes are part of the Commission’s Digital Finance Initiative, following from its consultation on...

Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons (Sanctions) Regulations 2025 (the UK regulations) : Name: Unique ID: Polina Alexandrovna AZARNYKH GIM0051 Abid Kalid Sharif ABID GIM0052 Elena SMIRNOVA GIM0053 Sergei Vyacheslavovich MERZLYAKOV GIM0054 Deepak Kumar Taraknath PANDEY GIM0056 Manjeet SINGH...

Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) : Name: Unique ID: Michel Guy France Awana ATEBA RUS3498 Elmir SAIFULLIN RUS3499 Chulpan ISLAMOVA RUS3500 Savsan Ashuraliyevna YUSUPOVA RUS3502 Sergey Nikolaevich KASHCHENKO RUS3504 Mikhail Yurievich VOLOVIK RUS3505 Egor Valerevich NIKITIN...

The Commission has published detailed information on its Innovation Sandbox, including an updated webpage and a new set of frequently asked questions, reflecting feedback received through the Supporting Growth in Digital Finance consultation which is part of the Commission’s Digital Finance Initiative. The feedback to our Digital Finance consultation paper highlighted strong interest in how the...

Please be advised that the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolution 1988 concerning the Taliban have enacted amendments to the entries specified below on its Sanctions List: Abdul Kabir MOHAMMAD JAN (TAi.003) Abdul Latif MANSUR (TAi.007) Fazl Mohammad MAZLOOM (TAi.023) Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan QUL (TAi.027) Abdul Baqi Basir AWAL SHAH (TAi.038) Din Mohammad HANIF (TAi043) Hamdullah...

Please be advised that details in respect of the following individual, who has been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: Name: Unique ID: Kantemir Kaparbekovich CHALBAYEV RUS2990 The above individual is still subject to an asset freeze, travel ban, trust services sanctions and director disqualification sanction. The individual referred to above...

Please be advised that the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolution 1591 concerning the Sudan have approved the addition of the following entries to its Sanctions List: Al-Goney Hamdan DAGALO (SDi.011) Alvaro Andres Quijano BECERRA (SDi.012) Claudia Viviana Oliveros FORERO (SDi.013) Mateo Andres Duque BOTERO (SDi.014) The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List has been updated...

On 24 April 2026, the Commission imposed a discretionary financial penalty of £35,000 on Mr Patrick Barry Moroney. In addition, Mr Moroney was prohibited from performing any function on behalf of a regulated entity for a period of 8 years. The exemption set out in section 3(1)(g) of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020...

The Commission will host its next Digital Forum roundtable on Tuesday 12 May at 9.30am, focusing on stablecoins. The event will take place at the Commission’s Regency Court offices and is open to representatives of the Bailiwick’s financial services sector and other stakeholders with expertise or interest in this topic. The roundtable will explore the role of stablecoins within the evolving...