Reporting Entities under the First Schedule of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act 2020 (‘AML/CFT Act’) have an obligation until 1 April 2021 to register with the Seychelles Financial Intelligence Unit (‘FIU’) registration system, GoAML.
Pursuant to Section 31 of the AML/CFT Act and Regulation 7 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Regulations 2020 (‘AML/CFT Regulations’), all Reporting Entities have an obligation to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit (‘FIU’) within 60 days of the coming into force of the AML/CFT Regulations or commencement of its business (i.e. 1 April 2021).
The link to access the online GoAML platform can be found here; it includes guidelines on the registration process and other relevant details/information on how to register.
Our team at FiveComply may help you with your registration and to stay compliant with the regulatory requirements imposed by the Financial Services Authority Seychelles.