Bilateral

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Exchange of Financial Intelligence Information on ML/TF

As the competent authority under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is empowered to enter into agreements or arrangements with corresponding foreign authorities regarding the exchange of information that would be relevant for the investigation or prosecution of ML/TF or related predicate offences.

As of 2020, BNM has concluded MoUs with more than 40 foreign FIUs, which marks the strong commitment of the authorities in the global fight against ML/TF.

Egmont Group

BNM is also able to exchange financial intelligence information with 165 FIUs that are the members of the Egmont Group without the requirement to have a MoU, based on the arrangements provided under the Egmont Charter and Principles for Information Exchange between FIUs.