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Money service business guidance for money laundering supervision

How to help prevent money laundering and terrorist financing if you’re a money service or bill payment related business.

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This guidance helps money service businesses meet their requirements for money laundering supervision, including:

  • customer due diligence
  • record keeping
  • reporting suspicious activity

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Updates to this page

Published 13 August 2014
Last updated 8 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. The money service business guidance for money laundering supervision has been updated.

  2. The 'Euro banknotes misappropriated from Central Bank of Libya' guidance has been removed, as it is no longer current.

  3. A link to find out more information about the economic and social benefits of money service businesses has been added.

  4. A link to 'Money laundering: understanding risks and taking action for money service businesses' has been added.

  5. This guidance has been updated to reflect changes effective from 2 June 2020.

  6. This guidance has been updated with information regarding Euro banknotes misappropriated from Central Bank of Libya.

  7. This guidance was finalised on 7 March 2018 and has been approved by HM Treasury.

  8. This guidance has been updated to reflect legislation changes effective from 26 June 2017.

  9. First published.

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