AML
Mauritania's AML framework runs through the CTRF and BCM — but fishing, mining, and mobile money create sector-specific ML risks that generic compliance programs miss.
Compliance
Mauritanian business verification runs through the RCCM registry under BCM oversight — but UBO disclosure is where most compliance programs hit their first serious gap.
Compliance
Mauritania's KYC framework sits under BCM oversight with GIABA reporting lines — but digital infrastructure gaps mean onboarding friction tends to appear where you least expect it.
AML
Seychelles is not on the FATF grey list, but it has been under ESAAMLG's Enhanced Follow-up Process since 2018 — and its third mutual evaluation cycle starts in June 2025.
Seychelles KYB doesn't stop at registry verification. The IBC structure and nominee layers mean the UBO is often several steps removed — and the BO database isn't publicly accessible.
Compliance
Seychelles runs KYC under the AML/CFT Act 2020, not a standalone KYC law. Here's what that means for CDD, document verification, and onboarding high-risk customer categories in practice.
KYC
Most KYB vendors were designed around German Handelsregister logic. That assumption fails in markets where registry data is sparse, UBO disclosure is informal, and document formats vary by city.
Compliance
The cheapest time to get compliance architecture right is before launch. Here's why "we'll fix it later" rarely works out that way.
KYB
Adding a new corridor shouldn't mean adding a new vendor. Here's why fragmented compliance stacks break down as fintechs scale across markets.
AML
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.
Compliance
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.
Compliance
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.