Solution · AML compliance UAE
Anti-money laundering,built into the day job.
AML compliance services for UAE businesses — from the risk assessment and goAML registration your supervisor expects, to the screening, monitoring and training that keep the programme alive. One team, one evidence trail.
Who needs AML compliance services in the UAE?
- Banks, exchange houses and finance companies supervised by the Central Bank of the UAE.
- ADGM and DIFC firms answering to the FSRA and DFSA rulebooks.
- DNFBPs — real estate brokers, dealers in precious metals and stones, auditors and corporate service providers — supervised by the Ministry of Economy & Tourism and reporting through goAML.
- VARA-licensed virtual asset service providers in Dubai.
- Trading and logistics companies screening counterparties against sanctions as a commercial safeguard.
What we deliver
Service details, delivered from Dubai.
AML risk assessment & programme
A documented, business-wide risk assessment with policies and procedures proportionate to your licence, customers and geographies — the document every UAE supervisor asks for first.
goAML registration & reporting support
Step-by-step registration of your entity and compliance officer on the goAML portal, plus practical workflows for identifying and preparing reportable activity.
Sanctions, PEP & adverse-media screening
Customer and counterparty screening at onboarding and continuously thereafter, powered by LexisNexis WorldCompliance data and Bridger Insight workflow.
Customer due diligence & UBO resolution
KYC and KYB files with identity, registry and ownership verification — layered and cross-border structures resolved to their ultimate beneficial owners.
Ongoing monitoring & case management
Alert workflows that surface changes in a customer's risk profile the day they happen, with every search, alert and disposition captured in an audit-ready case file.
AML staff training
Role-based training from front-line staff to the compliance officer, with tracked completion you can evidence to your regulator.
FAQs
Common questions.
What do AML compliance services in the UAE actually cover?
A working AML programme covers five things: a documented risk assessment, customer due diligence with screening, goAML registration and reporting where applicable, ongoing monitoring, and trained staff. We deliver all five — or strengthen whichever piece is weakest.
Which regulator applies to my business?
It depends on your licence and activity: the Central Bank for financial institutions, the FSRA or DFSA in ADGM and DIFC, VARA for virtual assets, and the Ministry of Economy & Tourism for DNFBPs. We scope the programme to your own regulator's expectations — see our Regulation pages for each regime.
Does my business need to register on goAML?
DNFBPs in the UAE — including real estate brokers, dealers in precious metals and stones, auditors and corporate service providers — are expected to register and report suspicious activity through goAML. We handle the registration and set up the reporting workflow around it.
We were inspected and told to improve our AML programme. Can you help?
Yes. We remediate against the inspection findings — rebuilding the risk assessment, back-filling customer files, refreshing screening and delivering training — with the evidence trail organised so the follow-up inspection is a presentation, not a scramble.
Which technology sits behind the service?
ComplianceSuite for workflow and case management, LexisNexis WorldCompliance and Bridger Insight for screening data and decisioning, and group registry sources for company and UBO verification.
How quickly can a programme be operational?
Standard screening and goAML registration can typically be live within days once scope is agreed. A full programme — risk assessment, policies, screening, training — is usually stood up in weeks, not months.
ICG MECOS delivers AML compliance services from Dubai — combining ComplianceSuite workflows, LexisNexis Risk Solutions data and our own investigations team. Registered at DMCC as ICG Middle East Commercial Services FZCO, License No. FZCO-158877.
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