Unidad de Análisis Financiero (UAF)
The Dominican Republic's financial intelligence unit. It receives, analyses, and disseminates suspicious transaction reports to competent authorities.
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AML/CTF Compliance in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic regulates AML/CTF through the Unidad de Análisis Financiero under Law 155-17. See the obligations and how MemberCheck supports them.
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Screening coverage for the Dominican Republic
- Sanctions & PEP screening
- Adverse media checks
- Customer identity verification
- Jurisdiction risk checks
- Ongoing monitoring
Key facts
AML supervisor / FIUSector supervisors (Superintendencia de Bancos, securities, insurance, IDECOOP, casinos, DGII); Unidad de Análisis Financiero (UAF) as FIU
FATF statusGAFILAT member
Primary legislationLaw No. 155-17 Against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
Overview
AML/CTF compliance in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic regulates money laundering and terrorist financing through Law No. 155-17, supported by the Unidad de Análisis Financiero, which receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports from financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses.
Regulated entities must apply customer due diligence, identify beneficial owners, monitor relationships, and report suspicious activity to the UAF. Supervisors expect documented risk assessments, sound recordkeeping, and staff training proportionate to the risks a business faces.
MemberCheck helps teams meet these obligations by screening customers and entities against global sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media data, verifying identities, and monitoring risk continuously, with a clear audit trail behind every decision.
Regulation
All solutions →Key laws and regulators.
Law No. 155-17
The Dominican Republic's principal AML statute, setting customer due diligence, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations for financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses.
Designated non-financial businesses
Real estate agents, casinos, and other designated non-financial businesses and professions must also register and report to the UAF alongside financial institutions. Casinos and lottery operators are supervised by the Dirección de Casinos y Juegos de Azar, and obliged entities with no sector regulator of their own by the DGII.
GAFILAT membership
The Dominican Republic is a member of GAFILAT, the FATF-style regional body for Latin America, and aligns its framework with the FATF 40 Recommendations through that membership.
Obligations
What regulated businesses must do.
- Apply customer due diligence and identity verification
- Identify beneficial owners of corporate customers
- Report suspicious transactions to the UAF
- Conduct ongoing monitoring of customer relationships
- Maintain internal controls and a compliance officer
- Maintain records and provide staff training
1,000+
Global watchlists screened
<1s
Average screening response
24h
Watchlist refresh cycle
195
Countries covered
FAQ
Common questions.
Who supervises AML/CTF in the Dominican Republic?
Supervision is split by sector under Law No. 155-17. The Superintendencia de Bancos supervises banks and foreign-exchange intermediaries, the securities and insurance superintendencies cover their own markets, IDECOOP covers cooperatives, the Dirección de Casinos y Juegos de Azar covers gambling, and the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) supervises obliged entities that have no sector regulator of their own. The Unidad de Análisis Financiero (UAF) is the financial intelligence unit: it receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports rather than examining firms.
What is the main AML law in the Dominican Republic?
Law No. 155-17 sets the customer due diligence, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations for regulated entities in the Dominican Republic.
Is the Dominican Republic a member of FATF?
The Dominican Republic is a member of GAFILAT, the FATF-style regional body for Latin America, and aligns its AML/CTF regime with the FATF 40 Recommendations through that membership.
How does MemberCheck support AML compliance in the Dominican Republic?
MemberCheck screens customers and entities against global sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media data, verifies identities, and monitors risk continuously, with an audit trail behind every decision.
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