AML/CFT Regtech

Promoting industry’s adoption of AML/CFT Regtech continues to be one of the HKMA’s key supervisory focuses. The HKMA has taken a number of initiatives to encourage industry’s adoption and to support our vision for AML/CFT Regtech development in Hong Kong. The relevant materials are covered below.

Circulars

Document	Date

Supporting Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Fighting Financial Crime

22 Jun 2026

Supporting Artificial Intelligence Adoption in AML/CFT

19 Nov 2025

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring of Suspicious Activities (PDF File, 168.5 KB)

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring of Suspicious Activities

Annex - Use of Technologies to improve the Effectiveness and Operational Efficiency of Monitoring for MLTF (PDF File, 182.3 KB)

09 Sep 2024

Thematic Review of Transaction Monitoring Systems and Use of Artificial Intelligence (PDF File, 133.7 KB)

Thematic Review of Transaction Monitoring Systems and Use of Artificial Intelligence

Encl. Insights for design implementation and optimisation of Transaction Monitoring Systems (PDF File, 3.1 MB)

17 Apr 2024

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Surveillance Capability Enhancement Project (PDF File, 135.6 KB)

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Surveillance Capability Enhancement Project

Encl. The Digitalisation of AML / CFT Supervision: Where Now and What Next? (PDF File, 2.3 MB)

07 Feb 2024

Report on “AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights Volume 2’’ (PDF File, 149.9 KB)

Report on “AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights Volume 2’’

Annex “AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights Volume 2’’ (PDF File, 17.5 MB)

25 Sep 2023

Supporting the Use of New Technologies for AML/CFT: Suggested Actions for the Hong Kong Banking Sector (PDF File, 200.0 KB)

Supporting the Use of New Technologies for AML/CFT: Suggested Actions for the Hong Kong Banking Sector

11 Aug 2021

Remote on-boarding and iAM Smart (PDF File, 206.2 KB) Remote on-boarding and iAM Smart	24 May 2021
Feedback from Thematic Review of the Use of External Information and Data in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Systems (PDF File, 170.9 KB) Feedback from Thematic Review of the Use of External Information and Data in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Systems Encl. Key observations and good practices in the use of external information and data in AML/CFT systems (PDF File, 627.9 KB)	26 Apr 2021
Report on “AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights” (PDF File, 229.6 KB) Report on “AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights” Encl. AML/CFT Regtech: Case Studies and Insights (PDF File, 14.4 MB)	21 Jan 2021
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Surveillance Capability Enhancement Project (PDF File, 155.9 KB) Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Surveillance Capability Enhancement Project Encl. AML/CFT Supervision in the Age of Digital Innovation (PDF File, 4.6 MB)	29 Sep 2020
Remote on-boarding of corporate customers (PDF File, 78.5 KB) Remote on-boarding of corporate customers	24 Sep 2020
Feedback from recent thematic reviews of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) control measures for remote customer on-boarding initiatives (PDF File, 153.1 KB) Feedback from recent thematic reviews of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) control measures for remote customer on-boarding initiatives Encl. Key observations and good practices in AML/CFT control measures for remote customer on-boarding initiatives (PDF File, 431.5 KB)	03 Jun 2020
HKMA AML/CFT RegTech Forum, 22 and 25 November 2019 – Record of Discussion (PDF File, 185.9 KB) HKMA AML/CFT RegTech Forum, 22 and 25 November 2019 – Record of Discussion Encl. 1 Record of Discussion (PDF File, 1.6 MB)	23 Dec 2019
Remote on-boarding of individual customers (PDF File, 71.9 KB) Remote on-boarding of individual customers	01 Feb 2019