"Anti-Money Laundering: the Italian Experience"25-26 March 2021

Following a general presentation of the supervisory activities for the prevention of criminal activities, the seminar will focus on the Italian legislation on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF), describing the competencies of the different authorities involved.

The seminar will then provide an overview of the measures taken by Banca d’Italia to prevent supervised entities from being used for criminal purposes. A description of Banca d’Italia’s risk-based supervisory model for AML will be provided, and case studies will be presented.

The seminar will give an overview of the anti-money laundering regime following the introduction of the new payment methods, including from the perspective of the payment system oversight function. The roles and activities of the UIF (the Italian Financial Intelligence Unit) will also be presented, with particular focus on its analysis functions, methods and results and cooperation with other authorities.