EU legislators reach agreement on revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on amendments to a fifth revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, proposed by the European Commission last year. The revised Directive covers virtual currencies and anonymous pre-paid instruments and introduces enhanced safeguards for financial flows from ...
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