GCC regulations / Law or regulation

Saudi Arabia anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws

AML/CTF obligations for Saudi financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions.

Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Money Laundering Law and Law on Combating Terrorism Crimes and its Financing, with their implementing regulations, require financial institutions and DNFBPs to apply a risk-based approach, customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, sanctions screening, monitoring, record keeping and reporting to the Saudi Financial Intelligence Unit.

We design AML/CTF programmes, risk assessments and training aligned with SAMA rules and FATF standards.

Who it is for

  • Banks, insurers and finance companies
  • Payment service providers and fintechs
  • DNFBPs in the Kingdom

What you gain

  • Supervisor-ready AML programmes
  • Consistent suspicious transaction reporting

How we get you compliant

  1. Applicability and scoping

    Confirm whether and how the law applies to you, entities, data, systems, roles and territories.

  2. Data and process mapping

    Build a record of processing or control inventory so obligations can be tied to real systems and owners.

  3. Gap assessment

    Measure current practice against each obligation and rank the gaps by legal and business risk.

  4. Remediation roadmap

    Policies, notices, contracts, technical controls and governance, sequenced so the highest risks close first.

  5. Evidence and ongoing monitoring

    A compliance calendar, metrics and periodic reviews so you can demonstrate compliance to a regulator or customer at any time.

KSA AML/CTF questions

Do SAMA rules add to the AML law?
Yes. SAMA issues AML/CTF rules and guidance for its regulated entities that add detail to the law and its implementing regulations.

Ready to start on KSA AML/CTF?

Tell us which standard or customer requirement you are facing. In a free 30-minute call we will outline the gaps, a realistic timeline and what it will take to be audit-ready.