Press Releases/ Notices
YEAR 2024
- Administrative Penalties imposed by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on Financial Institutions from 27 September to 31 December 2023 - February 19, 2024
- Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Excise Department of Sri Lanka - February 16, 2024
YEAR 2023
- Imposition / Collection of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions from 01 April 2023 to 26 September 2023 - October 17, 2023
- Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering Visit to Sri Lanka – Mutual Evaluation Preparation Briefing and Workshop (6th to 8th September 2023) - September 15, 2023
- The Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka Releases the Sanitized Report of the Second National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing - September 14, 2023
- Public Complaints on Unlawful Pyramid Schemes - August 24, 2023
- Regulations on Financial Consumer Protection - August 22, 2023
- Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka/The Chairman of the National Coordinating Committee, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe, Attends the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering Annual Plenary, during 11th to 14th July 2023 in Vancouver, Canada - July 27, 2023
- Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements for Gem and Jewellery Sector in Sri Lanka - July 19, 2023
- Non-Renewal of the Money Changing Permits issued to fifteen (15) Money Changers (MCs) for the year 2023 - July 10, 2023
- Real Estate Agents are Advised to Ramp up AML Measures - July 07, 2023 & July 13, 2023
- Imposition/ Collection of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions from 17 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 - May 09, 2023
- Risks of using and investing in Cryptocurrency - March 29, 2023
- Notice to the customers of Financial Institutions
YEAR 2022
- Public awareness in relation to defrauding individuals through scam calls, text messages, email messages and social media networks - December 12, 2022
- Imposition/ Collection of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions from 01 July 2022 to 16 November 2022 - December 12, 2022
- Imposition/Collection of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions - September 15, 2022
- Public awareness in relation to the use of Virtual Currencies in Sri Lanka - July 12, 2022 (Payments and Settlements Department of CBSL)
- Imposition of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions during the Fourth Quarter of 2021 - June 29, 2022
YEAR 2021
- Public awareness on risks in getting involved in informal money transfer schemes - December 10, 2021
- Imposition of Administrative Penalties by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to Enforce Compliance on Financial Institutions during the Third Quarter of 2021 - November 2, 2021
- Beware of Financial Scams - October 26, 2021 (Bank Supervision Departtment of CBSL)
- 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
- Imposition of penalties to enforce compliance on Financial Institutions during the first quarter of 2021 by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) - May 19, 2021
- Public awareness on Risks in investing in Virtual Currencies in Sri Lanka by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka - April 09, 2021
- Imposition of penalties to enforce compliance on Financial Institutions during 2020 by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) - January 11, 2021
YEAR 2020
- Notice to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions - September 29, 2020
- Imposition of penalties to enforce compliance on Financial Institutions during 2019 and 2020 by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) - July 24, 2020
- Delisting of Sri Lanka by the European Commission from its List of High Risk 3rd Countries - May 12, 2020
- Providing Information on Beneficial Owners - February 02, 2020
YEAR 2019
- Notice to Real Estate Dealers (Be Vigilant on Real Estate transactions) - December 15, 2019
- The Financial Action Task Force delisted Sri Lanka from the Grey List - October 21, 2019
- FIU-Sri Lanka entered into an agreement with INTERPOL National Central Bureau for Sri Lanka - October 11, 2019
- Notices to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions (Do Due Diligence) - September 15, 2019
- FIU - Sri Lanka entered into MOUs with Condominium Management Authority and National Gem and Jewellery Authority - September 03, 2019
- Notices to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions - August 27, 2019
- Notice to General Public (Use of Real Estate Properties for Terrorist Activities) - June 14, 2019
- Notice to Real Estate Dealers (Use of Real Estate Properties for Terrorist Activities) - June 14, 2019
- Notices to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions - March 21 & 24, 2019
- Sinhala (Lankadeepa on 21.03.2019, Sunday Lankadeepa on 24.03.2019)
- The Financial Action Task Force endorsed the progress made by Sri Lanka - February 25, 2019
Tamil (Daily Thinakkural on 21.03.2019, Sunday Veerakesari on 24.03.2019)
English (Daily Mirror on 21.03.2019, Sunday Times on 24.03.2019)
YEAR 2018
- Special Notice to Real Estate and Gem and Jewellery Businesses - December 14/16, 2018
- Notice on Scams - November 26, 2018
- Notice to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions (Real Estate/ Gem and Jewellery) - November 16, 2018
- The FIU - Sri Lanka enters into an MOU with Department of Motor Traffic - November 13, 2018
- The FIU - Sri Lanka enters into an MOU with Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka - August 27, 2018
- The FIU - Sri Lanka enters into an MOU with Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka - June 26, 2018
- Important Notice to Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions - Apr. 15, 2018
- Sri Lanka listing in the Financial Action Task Force and measures initiated by Sri Lanka to improve Global AML/CFT Standards - Feb. 15, 2018
- Notice to the Customers of Designated Non Finance Businesses and Professions - Feb. 06, 2018
YEAR 2017
- The FIU - Sri Lanka enters into a MOU with the FIU of the Kingdom of Bhutan and China AML Monitoring and Analysis Centre - Aug. 04, 2017
- 20th Annual Meeting of the APG, in Colombo, Sri Lanka during July 17-21, 2017 - Aug. 01, 2017
- 20th Annual Meeting of the APG, in Colombo, Sri Lanka during July 17-21, 2017 - July 13, 2017
YEAR 2016
- The FIU - Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department of Inland Revenue
- The FIU - Sri Lanka Entered into a MOU with Department of Immigration and Emigration
- The FIU - Sri Lanka Entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office of Singapore
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