ResourcesPractical guidance and standards for financial crime compliance practitioners
The Wolfsberg Group publishes Guidance, FAQs, and best practice documents. All Guidance materials are consensus-based, reflecting the Group's commitment to uphold them in practice. FAQs and best practices are likewise produced through consensus among Group members.
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Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Guidance on the Provision of Banking Services to Fiat-backed Stablecoin issuers
2025
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Statement on Effective Monitoring for Suspicious Activity, Part II: Transitioning to Innovation
2025
The Wolfsberg Group - Statement on the Risk-Based Approach
2025
Wolfsberg Guidance on Payment Transparency - Roles and Responsibilities
2024
Wolfsberg Group Response to FATF public consultation on AML/CFT and Financial Inclusion - R.1, 10 and 15
2024
FAQs
The Wolfsberg Group FAQs on Defining Digital Assets
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Response to the FBAs’ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the AML Program Rule
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Response to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Consultations on Regulating and Supervising Cross-border Payment Services and Data Frameworks Alignment
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Response to the Consultation on FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the AML/CFT Program Rule
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Response to the UK's HMT Consultation on the MLRs
2024
Wolfsberg Group Response to FATF public consultation on R.16/INR.16
2024
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Principles for Auditing for Effectiveness
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group on Countering Terrorist Financing
2024
FAQs
Country Risk FAQs
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Response to EBA Consultation on Travel Rule Guidelines
2024
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Swift RMA Guidance
2024
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group-IIF joint response to the FATF’s public consultation on its Risk-Based Guidance on Recommendation 25
2023
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Response to HMT Consultation on UK AML/CTF Supervisory Regime
2023
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg response to EBA consultation on revised Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors
2023
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group response to FATF Consultation relating to non-profit organisations
2023
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Response to CPMI Consultation on ISO 20022 Harmonisation Requirements for Cross-Border Payments
2023
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg ABC Guidance Executive Summary
2023
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg ABC Guidance
2023
Questionnaires
CBDDQ (PDF)
2023
Questionnaires
CBDDQ (Excel)
2023
Questionnaires
FCCQ (PDF)
2023
Questionnaires
FCCQ (Excel)
2023
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg IIF Comment letter to EBA on derisking
2023
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Principles for Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Crime Compliance 2022
2022
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Comment Letter on the EU AML/CFT Legislative Package 2022
2022
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Financial Crime Principles for Correspondent Banking 2022
2022
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Transaction Monitoring Request for Information Best Practice Guidance
2022
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Group Paper on Effectiveness Through Collaboration
2022
FAQs
Negative News Screening FAQs
2022
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Guidance on Digital Customer Lifecycle Risk Management
2022
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Group Response to FinCEN RFI 2021.0008 on Modernizing AML/CFT Regulations
2022
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Group statement on Demonstrating Effectiveness
2021
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Group statement on Developing an Effective AML/CTF Programme
2020
FAQs
Wolfsberg Source of Wealth and Source of Funds FAQs
2020
Statements and Public Comment Letters
The Wolfsberg Group statement on "Effectiveness"
2019
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Tax Evasion Guidance
2019
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Sanctions Screening Guidance
2019
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Trade Finance Principles
2019
Questionnaires
CBDDQ Publication Guidance
2018
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Publication Statement on PEPs
2017
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group PEP Guidance
2017
FAQs
Wolfsberg Risk Assessment FAQs
2015
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Mobile and Internet Payment Services Guidance
2014
FAQs
Wolfsberg FAQs on Intermediaries
2012
FAQs
Wolfsberg FAQs on Beneficial Ownership
2012
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Private Banking Principles
2012
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Prepaid and Stored Value Cards Guidance
2011
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg Group Credit Cards Guidance
2009
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Statement on Payment Message Standards
2007
Statements and Public Comment Letters
Wolfsberg Group Notification on Correspondent Bank Customers
2007
Guidance, Principles and Standards
Wolfsberg RBA Guidance
2006
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