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The FCA Fourth Money Laundering Directive and Fund Transfer Regulation Implementation (DEPP and EG)

  • This risk-based approach requires firms:

    • low value e-money products, but also allows them to apply such measures in other cases that they assess as low risk; and

    • o apply enhanced due diligence measures in higher risk cases 

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