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CSSF Circular 21/790 AML/CFT: Wire Transfers & Crypto-Assets

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Issuing authority
CSSF
Effective date
In force since 2021; now operates alongside EU TFR 2023/1113 from 30 December 2024
Scope
Banks, PSPs, VASPs

Key requirements

Luxembourg's implementation of the Travel Rule — the requirement that information about who's sending and receiving money accompanies the transfer. Applies to traditional wire transfers and crypto transfers. Now sits alongside the EU's directly-applicable Transfer of Funds Regulation 2023/1113. Firms must respond without delay to information requests from AML/CFT authorities about transfers.

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