Cabo Verde remains under GIABA enhanced follow-up after its 2019 mutual evaluation. Here's what the AML framework requires, where it's weakest, and what that means for regulated businesses in 2026.
How business verification works in Cabo Verde — from the commercial registry and entity types to UBO disclosure, CENTIF obligations, and what breaks when onboarding foreign-owned entities.
What KYC compliance actually looks like in Cabo Verde — from acceptable documents and BCV supervision to the diaspora onboarding gap and CNPD data protection obligations.
Gabon has been on the FATF grey list since February 2023. For regulated businesses, that means heightened EDD requirements, ANIF reporting obligations, and a compliance bar that's moving upward.
Verifying a Gabonese business entity means navigating the RCCM registry, fragmented UBO documentation, and COBAC's beneficial ownership rules — with no public UBO register to fall back on.
Gabon operates under a COBAC-led KYC framework built on CEMAC directives. Here's what identity verification looks like in practice — documents, thresholds, and where onboarding breaks down.
Namibia's AML framework is under FATF scrutiny after its February 2024 grey listing. This guide covers the FIC, FIA obligations, STR requirements, and what compliance looks like in 2026.
KYB compliance in Namibia means navigating BIPA registration, beneficial ownership under section 122A, and FIC obligations — all under FATF grey list pressure. Here's the 2026 guide.
KYC compliance in Namibia is governed by the Financial Intelligence Act, 2012, overseen by the FIC and NAMFISA. Here's what regulated businesses need to know for 2026.
For multi-currency wallet providers, AML is often the first scaling bottleneck. Corridor concentration, transaction visibility, and banking-partner expectations can become critical long before product limits appear.
PSD3 is still awaiting formal adoption, but payment institutions and BaaS providers are already preparing for stronger fraud controls, beneficiary verification, open banking reforms, and new liability expectations.
Cross-border SME payments stall before the first transfer — because the same business arrives as four different records. Here is how EU providers lose deals to a KYB problem no one puts in the deck.