Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis' financial intelligence unit. It receives, analyses, and disseminates suspicious transaction reports to law enforcement and competent authorities.
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AML/CTF Compliance in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis regulate AML/CTF through their Financial Intelligence Unit under the Proceeds of Crime Act. See the obligations and how MemberCheck supports them.
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Screening coverage for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sanctions & PEP screening
- Adverse media checks
- Customer identity verification
- Jurisdiction risk checks
- Ongoing monitoring
Key facts
AML supervisor / FIUFinancial Intelligence Unit (FIU) St. Kitts and Nevis
FATF statusCFATF member
Primary legislationProceeds of Crime Act
Overview
AML/CTF compliance in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis regulate money laundering and terrorist financing through the Proceeds of Crime Act, supported by their Financial Intelligence Unit, which receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports.
Regulated entities, including firms involved in the citizenship-by-investment programme, must apply customer due diligence, identify beneficial owners, monitor relationships, and report suspicious activity to the FIU. Supervisors expect a designated compliance officer, sound internal controls, and staff training.
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.
Proceeds of Crime Act
The core of Saint Kitts and Nevis' AML framework, setting customer due diligence, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations for financial institutions and other regulated entities, including the citizenship-by-investment programme.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The ECCB supervises licensed banks for AML/CTF compliance, alongside the Financial Services Regulatory Commission for non-bank institutions.
CFATF membership
Saint Kitts and Nevis are a member of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, a FATF-style regional body, and align their regime 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 FIU
- Conduct ongoing monitoring of customer relationships
- Maintain internal controls and a compliance officer
- Maintain records and provide staff training
1,000+
Global watchlists screened
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Average screening response
24h
Watchlist refresh cycle
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Countries covered
FAQ
Common questions.
Who supervises AML/CTF in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) St. Kitts and Nevis receives and analyses suspicious transaction reports, alongside the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the Financial Services Regulatory Commission.
What is the main AML law in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The Proceeds of Crime Act sets the customer due diligence, recordkeeping, and reporting obligations for regulated entities in Saint Kitts and Nevis, including its citizenship-by-investment programme.
Are Saint Kitts and Nevis a member of FATF?
Saint Kitts and Nevis are a member of CFATF, the FATF-style regional body for the Caribbean, and align their AML/CTF regime with the FATF 40 Recommendations through that membership.
How does MemberCheck support AML compliance in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
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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