Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism Early Alert on United Nations Sanctions

On November 8, 2024, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) added two individuals to its sanctions list for Sudan. Licensed corporations, SFC-licensed virtual asset service providers, and related entities are advised to update their screening databases accordingly for customer and payment sanctions checks. They are also reminded to review the UNSC sanctions guidelines outlined in a February 7, 2018 circular.

Resources: https://apps.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/EN/circular/aml/doc?refNo=24EC56