AML/CTF knowledge for virtual asset service providers
Operate Australian exchange, transfer, safekeeping and offer or sale services with registration, CDD, wallet, Travel Rule, monitoring and reporting controls.
- VASP AML/CTF guide7 min
A practical guide to Australia's virtual asset designated services, registration, AML/CTF program, CDD, travel rule, monitoring, reporting and record-keeping obligations.
- VASP registration transition6 min
What Australian virtual asset businesses must do after the 29 July 2026 transition deadline, including registration, legacy DCE transition and commencement dates.
- Virtual asset travel rule6 min
A role-based guide to payer, payee and tracing information, custodial and self-hosted wallets, secure transfer messages and travel-rule records in Australia.
- Self-hosted wallet due diligence5 min
A practical, risk-based workflow for classifying self-hosted wallets, identifying controllers, assessing blockchain exposure and documenting transfer decisions.
- VASP CDD and ownership6 min
A practical CDD workflow for VASP customers, representatives and beneficial owners, including purpose, expected activity, PEPs and enhanced CDD triggers.
- VASP monitoring and red flags6 min
How Australian VASPs combine on-chain and off-chain monitoring, design risk-based alerts, investigate red flags and escalate suspicious matters.
- VASP reporting and records7 min
A current guide to SMRs, TTRs, IFTIs, future IVTS and self-hosted-wallet reports, plus seven-year transaction, CDD and travel-rule records.
- Stablecoin AML guide3 min
How Australian issuers, exchanges and platforms should classify stablecoins, apply VASP designated services and manage the risks unique to pegged assets.
- Wallet screening3 min
How Australian VASPs use wallet screening and blockchain analytics, what evidence to retain and why provider results are not automatic decisions.
- Counterparty due diligence3 min
What Australian VASPs must know about counterparties under the travel rule: discovery, verification, information exchange and failure handling.
- NFTs and collectibles3 min
How Australian businesses should decide whether an NFT or collectible token is a virtual asset, and the designated services that follow.
- Travel-rule information exceptions3 min
Identify the institution's role, required information and mismatch, then retain a controlled request, risk-based response and decision trail.