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# [EBA and AMLA complete AML/CFT transition](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/eba-and-amla-complete-aml/cft-transition)

 Written by [Insight & Partnership Team](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/author/insight-partnership-team) | Jan 23, 2026 2:56:49 PM

This marks a major shift in how financial crime supervision is organised across the EU. 

Key updates include: 

➡️ As of 1 January 2026, AMLA assumed all (AML/CFT) mandates previously held by the EBA, ending the EBA’s standalone AML role launched in 2020; 

➡️ Existing EBA AML/CFT guidelines, standards and tools remain in force and were transferred to AMLA, ensuring no disruption for firms or supervisors; 

➡️ AMLA will directly supervise 40 of the EU’s most complex and highest-risk financial institutions or groups; 

➡️ AMLA will coordinate Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) to strengthen cross-border intelligence sharing and joint financial crime responses; and 

➡️ A formal Memorandum of Understanding #MoU from June 2025 between AMLA and the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) established ongoing information sharing, joint initiatives and consistent engagement with industry. 

✅ Firms operating in the EU should review AMLA’s approach to AML/CTF supervisory , prepare for more centralised oversight, and ensure continued alignment with the EU’s evolving Single Rulebook. 

 

 

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