13:307 Oct
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United Arab Emirates: AML and sanctions news
In the United Arab Emirates, the Central Bank, the Securities and Commodities Authority and the financial free-zone regulators (the DFSA in the DIFC, the FSRA in ADGM) supervise anti-money laundering compliance, and the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit receives suspicious transaction reports.
In the last 90 days the radar indexed 4 official and verified items affecting the United Arab Emirates, from 4 sources. The largest share was Financial Crime (75%). The newest, from OCCRP, was published on 7 Oct 2026.
- ITEMS, LAST 90 DAYS
- 4
- REGULATORS’ OWN NOTICES
- 0
- SOURCES
- 4
- LATEST ITEM
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest items
Regulators’ own notices (A1) and verified outlets (A2), newest first. Secondary press stays in the live feed.
09:021 Oct
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17:5125 Sep
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15:4124 Sep
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Sources the radar reads here
Feeds checked every minute for the United Arab Emirates. How each one is graded: how scoring works.
- DFSA (Dubai) - News
- Regulator, official source
Put it to work
- AML Country Risk Index
- Free, no account. How risky the United Arab Emirates is for anti-money laundering, factor by factor.
- Adverse media screening and monitoring
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- How scoring works
- Source grades, categories and the risk score, factor by factor.
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