Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit

Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit
Analiżi ta' intelliġenza finanzjarja
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)
JurisdictionMalta
HeadquartersFinancial Intelligence Unit, 65C, Tower Road, Birkirkara, BKR 4012
Employees136
Annual budget€11.5 million
Websitefiaumalta.org

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) is the national central agency in Malta responsible for receiving, analyzing, and disseminating financial intelligence to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. It was founded on October 1, 2002. The FIAU is an independent government agency. It operates as the national financial intelligence unit (FIU) in compliance with international standards and frameworks.

Under the European Union policy framework, the FIAU provides the permanent single common representative for Malta in both the Supervisory composition and the FIU composition of the General Board of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA).

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