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FATF Recommendation 16 - Wire Transfers and Virtual Assets Travel Rule: Originator/Beneficiary Information Requirements and VASP-to-VASP Data Transmission

FATF Recommendation 16 requires virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to obtain, hold, and transmit accurate originator and beneficiary information for…

What FATF Recommendation 16 - Wire Transfers and Virtual Assets Travel Rule: Originator/Beneficiary Information Requirements and VASP-to-VASP Data Transmission requires

FATF Recommendation 16 requires virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to obtain, hold, and transmit accurate originator and beneficiary information for virtual asset transfers above USD/EUR 1,000, mirroring the wire transfer rules for banks. This applies to all VASPs, including cryptocurrency exchanges and custodial wallet providers, when facilitating transfers between customers and other VASPs or financial institutions.

Pillar: Financial Crime, AML & Sanctions · Authority: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/topics/virtual-assets.html

SHA-256 integrity: f37acf36d1ed3d0f6067384b4770a94bc1f4c3c13a897645f62f32b9fd28823a

Primary Citations — 5 traced to source

  • FATF Recommendations, Recommendation 16 - Wire Transfers
  • FATF Recommendations, Interpretive Note to Recommendation 16, Paragraph 1 - Scope and Application to Virtual Assets

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