| AMLA | Anti-Money Laundering Authority (EU) |
| AMLD | Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) |
| AMLR | Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) |
| ASIC | Australian Securities & Investments Commission |
| AUSTRAC | Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |
| BOI | Beneficial Ownership Information (US FinCEN) |
| BSA | Bank Secrecy Act (US) |
| CASP | Crypto-Asset Service Provider (EU) |
| CDD | Customer Due Diligence |
| CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy (EU) |
| CTF / CFT | Counter-Terrorism Financing / Combating the Financing of Terrorism |
| CTR | Currency Transaction Report (US) |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) |
| EDD | Enhanced Due Diligence |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FCA | Financial Conduct Authority (UK) |
| FFIEC | Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (US) |
| FinCEN | Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (US Treasury) |
| FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
| IFTI | International Funds Transfer Instruction (Australia) |
| KYB | Know Your Business |
| KYC | Know Your Customer |
| MiCA | Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (EU) |
| MLR | Money Laundering Regulations (UK) |
| MLRO | Money Laundering Reporting Officer (UK) |
| MSB | Money Services Business (US) |
| NCA | National Crime Agency (UK) |
| OFAC | Office of Foreign Assets Control (US Treasury) |
| OFSI | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (UK Treasury) |
| PEP | Politically Exposed Person |
| POCA | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (UK) |
| PSC | People with Significant Control (UK) |
| RBA | Risk-Based Approach |
| RCA | Relative or Close Associate (of a PEP) |
| SAMLA | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (UK) |
| SAR | Suspicious Activity Report (US, UK) |
| SDD | Simplified Due Diligence |
| SDN | Specially Designated National (US OFAC) |
| SECO | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland) |
| SMR | Suspicious Matter Report (Australia) |
| SSI | Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (US OFAC) |
| STR | Suspicious Transaction Report |
| TFR | Transfer of Funds Regulation (EU) |
| TTR | Threshold Transaction Report (Australia) |
| UBO | Ultimate Beneficial Owner |
| UNSC | United Nations Security Council |
| VASP | Virtual Asset Service Provider |