Compliance

Compliance, composed for the businesses the UAE watches closest.

In the UAE, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions — DNFBPs — sit on the front line of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing regulation. Fundzone pairs banking consultancy with compliance craft, so the obligation becomes infrastructure, not anxiety.

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Regulated Sectors

17

Service Lines

10

Client Verticals

The six sectors in scope.

Considered vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risk, these sectors carry a defined AML/CFT obligation under UAE law.

Real Estate Brokers & Agents

Buying, selling, leasing, or managing
real estate.

Dealers in Precious Metals & Stones

Gold, diamonds, jewellery, bullion, and precious gems.

Auditors & Accounting Firms

External auditors, accountants, bookkeeping, and tax advisory firms.

Corporate Service Providers

Company incorporation, nominee services, registered office, corporate secretarial, and trust or foundation administration.

Independent Legal Professionals

Lawyers, notaries, and legal consultants assisting with real estate, client assets, company formation, bank accounts, and structuring.

Trust & Company Service Providers

Trust administration, foundation management, and fiduciary services where applicable.

A full compliance bench, on retainer.

Seventeen services, delivered as a single programme — from enterprise-wide risk to goAML filings, assessed, documented, trained, and audited.

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AML/CFT Risk Assessment (Business Risk Assessment)

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Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA)

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AML/CFT Policies &  Procedures

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Customer Risk Assessment  (CRA)

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KYC & Customer Due Diligence (CDD/EDD)

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Sanctions & PEP Screening Framework

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Transaction Monitoring
Framework

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Suspicious Transaction / Activity Reporting (STR/SAR)

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goAML Registration & Reporting Support

10

UBO Identification &
Verification

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Compliance Health Checks & Gap Analysis

12

Independent AML Audit
Support

13

Annual AML
Training

14

Regulatory Reporting
Assistance

15

Record Keeping & Compliance Documentation

16

Compliance Officer (MLRO) Advisory Support

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AML Compliance Outsourcing

A full compliance bench, on retainer.

Seventeen services, delivered as a single programme — from enterprise-wide risk to goAML filings, assessed, documented, trained, and audited.

CHAPTER 01

Assess

Understand exposure before you build. Both the firm and the enterprise, seen through the same lens.

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AML/CFT Risk Assessment

Firm-level diagnostic of inherent risk, controls and residual exposure across products, clients, geographies and channels.

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Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment

Consolidated view of risk across entities, business lines and jurisdictions — reconciled into one governing document.

CHAPTER 02

Design.

Turn assessment into architecture. The policies, matrices and models that govern every downstream decision.

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Policies & Procedures

Firm-level diagnostic of inherent risk, controls and residual exposure across products, clients, geographies and channels.

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Customer Risk Assessment

Consolidated view of risk across entities, business lines and jurisdictions — reconciled into one governing document.

CHAPTER 03

Operate.

The day-to-day of compliance. Screening, monitoring, reporting — calibrated so signal outweighs noise.

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KYC & Due Diligence

Identification, verification and enhanced measures — proportionate, documented and defensible under inspection.

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Sanctions & PEP Screening

Framework design, list governance, match handling and false-positive discipline across onboarding and review.

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Transaction Monitoring

Scenario design, threshold calibration, alert workflow and tuning — monitoring that yields intelligence, not noise.

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STR / SAR Reporting

End-to-end handling of internal escalations, MLRO decisioning, narrative drafting
and filing to the FIU.

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goAML Registration & Filing

Registration, user setup, XML schema mapping and hands-on support through submission and clarification cycles.

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UBO Identification

Ownership unwinding, control tests, source-of-wealth checks and evidentiary standards through complex structures.

CHAPTER 04

Assure.

Prove the programme works. Audit, training, records and a standing advisory line for the MLRO.

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Health Checks & Gap Analysis

A structured read of your programme against regulation and typologies — with a prioritised remediation plan.

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Independent AML Audit

Preparation, evidence packs and management responses — or an independent review against a defined scope.

13

Annual AML Training

Role-based curricula for board, MLRO, first line and support — with attestations
and knowledge testing.

14

Regulatory Reporting

Periodic returns, thematic requests and ad-hoc submissions — assembled, reviewed and submitted on time.

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Record Keeping

Retention schedules, evidentiary trails and document architecture that survive regulator scrutiny.

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MLRO Advisory Support

A standing line to senior AML counsel for the Compliance Officer — decisions, escalations and edge cases.

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Compliance Outsourcing

A managed compliance function — MLRO cover, monitoring, screening and reporting delivered as a service.

The six sectors in scope.

Considered vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risk, these sectors carry a defined AML/CFT obligation under UAE law.

SMEs & Corporate Businesses

Real Estate Companies

Gold & Jewellery Traders

Accounting & Audit Firms

Company Formation Firms

Legal Consultants

Family Offices

Free Zone
Companies

FinTechs

Virtual Asset Service Providers

Corporate Service Providers

AML / CFT Compliance

    • AML/CFT Framework Development
    • AML Policy & Procedure Drafting
    • Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA)
    • Business Risk Assessment (BRA)

KYC & Customer Due Diligence

    • Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
    • Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
    • Simplified Due Diligence (SDD)
    • Customer Risk Assessment

Regulatory Support

    • UAE AML Regulatory Advisory
    • goAML Registration Support
    • AML Independent Review
    • AML Independent Review

Governance

    • Compliance Manual
    • Code of Conduct
    • Conflict of Interest Policy
    • Business Risk Assessment (BRA)

Risk Management

    • Enterprise Risk Assessment
    • Client Risk Scoring
    • Product Risk Assessment

Financial Crime Prevention

    • Fraud Risk Assessment
    • Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) Advisory
    • Sanctions Compliance

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Frequently Ask Question

1. What is AML/CFT Compliance and why is it important for businesses?

AML/CFT Compliance helps businesses prevent money laundering and terrorism financing risks by implementing proper policies, risk assessments, customer verification, monitoring, and regulatory controls.

AML/CFT Framework Development includes creating AML policies and procedures, enterprise-wide risk assessments, compliance monitoring programs, internal controls, and regulatory compliance guidance.

Customer Due Diligence (CDD) involves verifying customer identities, assessing risks, and understanding customer backgrounds to prevent financial crime and ensure regulatory compliance.

UBO Identification and Verification helps businesses identify the individuals who ultimately own or control an entity through proper documentation checks and verification processes.

An AML Health Check and Gap Analysis reviews existing compliance practices, identifies weaknesses, and provides recommendations to improve AML/CFT controls and regulatory alignment.

Regulatory Compliance Advisory helps businesses understand UAE AML regulations, prepare required documentation, improve internal controls, and stay compliant with regulatory requirements.

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is a detailed review process applied to higher-risk customers, including PEPs, high-risk jurisdictions, or customers with complex ownership structures.

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