A stable, well-functioning financial market for all
A stable, well-functioning financial market for all
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2026
Financial Action Task Force
2026-02-09
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Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was formed in 1989 and is a cross-border body which draws up international standards for combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
International work
2026-02-09
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Money laundering and terrorist financing are global problems.
Coordinating body of the Swedish Police
2026-02-09
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The Swedish Police leads a national coordinating body for measures to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. FI and other authorities participate in this work.
Rules to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism
2026-02-09
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The EU and Sweden’s Parliament are issuing rules to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In addition, Finansinspektionen has issued regulations that firms under its supervision need to follow to prevent the financial system from being misused for money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
FI withdraws the authorisation of Get betal
Finansinspektionen withdraws the authorisation of the payment institution Get betal AB. The company has, in part, provided inaccurate information to FI in its application for authorisation. The decision applies immediately.
New guidance for providers of money transfer services on money laundering and terrorist financing
The Coordinating Body for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism in cooperation with Finansinspektionen, the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Swedish Police, and the Swedish Security Service has developed a new brochure for providers of money transfer services on money laundering and terrorist financing.
2025
Svea Bank receives a remark and administrative fine
Finansinspektionen has investigated Svea's compliance with certain key provisions in the anti-money laundering regulations. The investigation shows that the company has been in violation of several of these provisions.
Amendments in the periodic reporting on AML/CFT
Every year, FI requests information from undertakings that are subject to the money laundering regulations. The information is used as a basis for FI's risk-based supervision. A number of new questions have been added to next year's periodic reporting on money laundering.
Stability in the Financial System (2025:2)
The sentiment in the Swedish economy has improved in recent months even if households continue to demonstrate weaker sentiment than normal.
Cryptoasset services
2025-11-19
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As a main rule, authorisation from FI is required to provide crypto-asset services. However, certain financial entities do not need to apply for authorisation to be able to offer equivalent crypto-asset services; in such a case, a notification procedure is applied.
