AMLA - The Future of Compliance in the EU

AMLA is moving from concept to reality, and this session brought three senior compliance practitioners together to examine what that transition looks like from the inside. Drawing on direct experience across ING, NatWest, and the broader European regulatory landscape, the panel explored AMLA's three-part mandate: directly supervising 40 of the highest-risk cross-border institutions, indirectly overseeing national regulators across all 27 member states, and establishing a unified rulebook through regulatory technical standards.

The conversation examined the live data collection exercise currently engaging 500 institutions, through which AMLA will determine its initial supervisory cohort, and what that process signals about the authority's direction of travel.