In March, the EBA published the Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer Onboarding Solutions under Article 13(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 in all EU official languages, triggering the compliance notification period and their subsequent entry into force.

The Guidelines set out a common understanding by competent authorities of the steps financial sector operators should take to ensure safe and effective remote customer onboarding practices in line with applicable AML/CFT legislation and the EU’s data protection framework.

The deadline for competent authorities to provide their compliance notification with these Guidelines was 30 May 2023. The EBA published the compliance table on its website.