The financial institutions as an essential part of the national system of anti money laundering and combating terrorist financing

This article is devoted to the role and functions of the financial institutions in AML/CTF area. The article describes the structure of the national system of AML/CTF and determines the place of the financial institutions in the Russian AML/CTF system. The author also tries to sort all financial institutions depending on their motives and inputs in the financial monitoring.

financial institution, money laundering, terrorist financing, AML/CTF, banking system, financial control