FIU Sri Lanka
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka was established in March 2006 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The FIU was reorganized in February 2007 as an independent institution within the Central Bank’s framework and administrative structure.
Vision
To be the trusted and respected single agency with commitment to excellence in establishing the framework for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) in Sri Lanka.
Mission
To administer, effectively, the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act by facilitating the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of the offences related to money laundering and the terrorist financing.
News & Events
- New Circular 01/2022 – Amendment to the Guidelines for Financial Institutions on CCTV Operations for AML/CFT Purposes, No. 2 of 2021
Read More - New Imposition of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions during the Second Quarter of 2021 - July 20, 2021
Read More - New Circular 04/2021 – Deposits made under the Finance Act, No. 18 of 2021
Read More - Circular 03/2021 – Additional measures to mitigate the emerging Money Laundering/ Terrorist
Financing risks during the third wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read More - Circular 02/2021 – Trends in Foreign Currency Outflows via ATMs: Cash withdrawals·in Overseas
Read More - Circular 01/2021 – Implementation of AML/CFT measures on parties involved with online payment platforms
Read More - Guidelines for Non Face-to-Face Customer Identification and Verification Using Electronic Interface Provided by the Department for Registration of Persons, No. 03 of 2020 Revised
Read More - Circular 03/2020 – Financial Institutions are advised to be vigilant to emerging Money Laundering/ Terrorist Financing risks
Read More - Guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Compliance Obligations for Accountants and Trusts or Company Service Providers, No. 02 of 2020
Read More - Guideline No. 01/20: Scenario based LankaFIN Reporting Guideline for LFCs, ICs and SBs
Read More - Circular No. 02/19: Debiting Withholding Taxes from Suspended Accounts
Read More - Financial Intelligence Unit-Sri Lanka enters into Memoranda of Understanding with the Financial Intelligence Unit Maldives and Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit of Papua New Guinea on August 18, 2019
- Guidelines for Designated Non-Finance Businesses on Suspicious Transactions Reporting, No. 01 of 2019
Read More - Amendments made on May 23, 2019 to the List of Designated Persons under Regulation 4(7) of the United Nations Regulations No. 1 of 2012
Read More - Circular No. 01/19: Conducting Enhance Due Diligence with respect of the NGOs,
NPOs or Charities
Read More - Insurers (Customer Due Diligence) Rules, No. 1 of 2019
Read More - Regulation and Order Issued by H.E. the President on Proscription of Extremist Organizations, May 13, 2019
Read More - FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into an MOU with the Department of Motor Traffic on November 01, 2018
- Directives Issued under the United Nations (Sanctions in relation to Iran) Regulations, No. 1 of 2018
Read More - Amendments to the Rules for Financial Institutions (Customer Due Diligence) Rules, No. 1 of 2016 - Extraordinary Gazette No 2092/02, October 08 of 2018
Read More - Guideline, No. 5 of 2018 on Implementing United Nations (Sanctions in relation to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations of 2017, May 18, 2018
- Guidelines for Financial Institutions on Identification of Beneficial Ownership, No. 04 of 2018 issued on April 19, 2018
- Guidelines on AML & CTF Compliance Obligations for Dealers in Real Estate and Precious Metals, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones, No. 03 of 2018 issued on April 18, 2018
- Guidelines on AML & CTF Compliance Obligations for Casinos and Gambling Houses No. 02 of 2018 issued on April 18, 2018
- The initial workshop on 2nd National Risk Assessment on ML/TF conducted durining April 4 – 6, 2018
- Training Session on "How to Comply with the Legal Obligations of AML & CFT" for Designated Non-Finance Businesses held on April 02, 2018
- FIU-Sri Lanka issues Guidelines on ML & TF Risk Management for Financial Institutions, No. 01 of 2018 on January 11, 2018
- CDD Rules for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, No. 01 of 2018 issued on January 10, 2018
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with the Sri Lanka Police on December 13, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on October 26, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with the Financial Information Unit of the State of Qatar on October 26, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with the China AML Monitoring and Analysis Centre on July 16, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with the FIU of the Kingdom of Bhutan on July 16, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department for Registration of Persons on January 11, 2017
- Amendments made to the UNSCR 1267/1989/2253 consolidated list on April 08, 2017
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department for Registration of Persons on January 11, 2017
- FIU Sri Lanka hosts 2nd AML Symposium, December 2016
- Amendments made to the UNSCR 1373 consolidated list on November 09, 2016
- Amendments made to the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list on November 04, 2016
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department of Inland Revenue on October 19, 2016
- FIU-Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department of Immigration and Emigration on September 27, 2016
- FIU Sri Lanka signs MOU with Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office of Singapore, September 2016
- FIU Sri Lanka signs MOU with Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority, August 2016
- FIU Sri Lanka signs MOU with State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine, August 2016
- FIU Sri Lanka hosts BIMSTEC SG - CFT, March 2016
- FIU Sri Lanka signs MOU with FIU Panama, February 2016
- New KYC/CDD Rules for Financial Institutions issued, January 2016
Read More - FIU Sri Lanka hosts AML Symposium, December 2015
- Second MER on Sri Lanka - 2014/2015
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