EDPB and AMLA Plan Joint Guidance on AML Data Sharing
The European Data Protection Board and the Anti-Money Laundering Authority have announced joint work on guidance for information sharing in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The initiative concerns Article 75 of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will apply from 10 July 2027.
Information sharing can help obliged entities identify suspicious patterns, prevent financial crime, and improve cooperation with competent authorities. However, these arrangements necessarily involve the processing of personal data and must comply with the GDPR and applicable confidentiality requirements.
The planned Joint Guidelines are expected to clarify how information-sharing partnerships may be structured in practice. They should address the safeguards needed to ensure that personal data are shared only where necessary, proportionately, and under appropriate governance arrangements.
The guidance will be relevant to obliged entities, AML supervisors, financial intelligence units, and data protection authorities. A joint EDPB–AMLA drafting team will lead the work, with an industry and stakeholder event expected later in 2026 and a public consultation on draft guidance planned for the first half of 2027.
