Circular / Technical Notes - Anti Money Laundering / Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)
Malaysia’s AML/CFT Regime
Circulars / Guidance
Circulars / Guidance
- Reporting Obligations on Countering Proliferation Financing Reporting Obligations on Countering Proliferation Financing Directive on Implementation of Targeted Financial Sanctions Relating to Proliferation Financing (TFS-PF)
- BNM Circular dated 11 June 2024 for FIs
- BNM Circular dated 11 June 2024 for DNFBPs and NBFIs
- MITI Circular dated 6 June 2024
- MITI Circular dated 12 April 2018
- BNM Circular dated 18 April 2018
- Circular on Sanctions under UNSCR 1267 (and its Successor Resolution) and UNSCR 1988
- Circular dated 13 October 2014
- Circular dated 8 December 2011 (to Financial Institutions)
- Circular dated 12 December 2011 (to Money Services Businesses)
- Circular Malaysia’s Listing (Country Listing) related to Terrorism and Terrorism Financing
- Circular dated 6 March 2026 NEW
- Circular dated 25 February 2025
- Circular dated 5 April 2024
- Circular dated 12 April 2023
- Circular dated 22 February 2023
- Circular dated 2 June 2022
- Circular dated 31 May 2019 to Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) & Other Non-Financial Sectors (Sector 5)
- Circular dated 31 May 2019
- Circular dated 22 September 2016
- Circular dated 12 November 2014
- Circular dated 16 April 2014
- Circular on Notification of AML/CFT Compliance Officer Nomination and Targeted Financial Sanctions Reporting Templates Revision for DNFBPs and NBFIs
- Circular on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements on Government-linked Companies, State-Owned Corporation and Registered Persons
- Circular on AML/CFT Supervisory Approach for DNFBPs
- Circular on the new CTR threshold
Attached below are the relevant Amendment Orders which were gazetted on the 28th December 2018 together with Circular issued by the Bank, on the new CTR threshold.
- CTR Circular dated 28 December 2018
- Amendment Orders (Banks)
- Amendment Orders (Gaming Business)
- Amendment Orders (DFI & LTH)
- Circular on Issuance of Data & Compliance Report (DCR) 2024
- DCR Circular for DPMS, legal and REA sectors
- DCR Joint Statement for accounting sector, jointly issued by BNM and MIA
- DCR Joint Statement for company secretary sector, jointly issued by BNM and SSM
- Extension of Deadline for Data and Compliance Report (DCR) 2024 for DNFPBs and NBFIs
- Implementation Guidance on AML/CFT Policies
- Guidance on Verification of Individual Customers for Customer Due Diligence
- Guidance on Beneficial Ownership
- Reference Note for Company Secretaries on Requirements of BNM and SSM on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Jointly Issued by BNM and SSM)
- AML/CFT Guide for DNFBPs and Other Non-Bank Financial Institutions
- Implementation Guidance on AML/CFT Policies
- Infographic for DNFBPs and Other Non-Bank Financial Institutions
I. NOTIFICATION 2026 (CURRENT)
II. NOTIFICATION 2025
III. NOTIFICATION 2024
IV. NOTIFICATION 2023
V. NOTIFICATION 2022
VI. NOTIFICATION 2021
VII. NOTIFICATION 2020
- Notification dated 23 October 2020 and 18 December 2020
- Notification dated 21 February and 30 June 2020
VIII. NOTIFICATION 2019
- Notification dated 18 October 2019
- Notification dated 21 June 2019
- Notification dated 22 February 2019
IX. NOTIFICATION 2018
- Notification dated 19 October 2018
- Notification dated 29 June 2018
- Notification dated 23 February 2018
X. NOTIFICATION 2017 AND PRIOR
- Notification dated 8 March 2017
- Notification dated 10 July 2017
- Notification dated 3 November 2017
- Notification dated 19 February 2016
- Notification dated 27 June 2016
- Notification dated 1 November 2016
- Notification dated 29 October 2015
- Notification dated 26 June 2015
- Notification dated 4 March 2015
- Notification dated 3 November 2014
- Notification dated 9 July 2014
- Notification dated 20 February 2014
- Notification dated 31 October 2013
- Notification dated 15 August 2013
- Notification dated 14 March 2013
For reporting institutions that are regulated by other Regulatory/Supervisory Authority, please refer to other supervisory authorities guidelines section for further requirements and applicable guidelines.