The UAE has set out its clear commitment to preventing money laundering, following its removal from the FATF grey list in February 2024 and the EU list of high-risk third countries in August 2025. In October 2025, the UAE introduced a significant new federal law on anti-money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation financing which significantly strengthens the legislative framework—introducing personal liability for managers, lowering the knowledge threshold for offences and widening the ambit of the anti-money laundering regulatory regime to capture virtual asset service providers.