Legislation

Prudential supervision of entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis

• Regulation No. 1 on Prudential Supervision of the Entities Carrying Out Financial Activities on a Professional Basis of 25 September 2014 (entered into force on 13 January 2015), as amended by Decision of 19 September 2018 (entered into force on 4 October 2018).

Prevention and countering of money laundering and terrorist financing

• Circular concerning the prevention of financial crimes connected to the emergence of COVID-19 (8 May 2020)

• Regulation No. 2 With which are established the data and information accompanying transfers of funds and the technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro.

• Regulation No. 4 On customer due diligence of customers of the entities carrying our financial activities on a professional basis of 21 June 2024.

• Regulation No. 5 On suspicious activity reports of 19 September 2018.

• Annex no. 1 (Regulation N. 5). Annex no. 2 (Regulation N. 5).

• Instruction No. 1 - With which is published the list of High-risk Jurisdictions and Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring.

• Annex 1 Annex 2

Updates to the annex of instruction no. 1

• Upd. of 22/06/2026 Upd. of 16/02/2026 Upd. of 27/10/2025 Upd. of 16/06/2025 Upd. of 24/02/2025 Upd. of 28/10/2024 Upd. of 01/07/2024 Upd. of 27/02/2024 Upd. of 28/06/2023 Upd. of 31/10/2023

• Instruction No. 5 - List of the functions that within the Holy See and the Vatican City State are qualified as politically exposed persons of 20 December 2022.

• Annex

• Instruction No. 6 - On monitoring of the lists of designated subjects of 19 September 2019.

• Regulation No. 6, Which regulates the Central Register pursuant to article 51bis of Law No. XVIII on transparency, supervision and financial information of 8 October 2013, of 20 December 2022.

• Guidelines No. 1/2026 on procedures and controls concerning Diplomatic Missions and members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Holy See, of 19 May 2026.

Payment services

• Regulation No. 3 On payment services provided by entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis.
• Instruction No. 2 On reporting requirements on statistical information on frauds related to means of payment of 30 April 2019.
• Instruction No. 3 On claim procedures to the Financial Information Authority for the resolution of disputes related to the provision of payment services by entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis, of 29 May 2019.

• Annex 1 Annex 2

• Instruction No. 4 On measures for management of operational and security risks related to payment services and connected reporting duties, of 29 May 2019.

• Annex 1 Annex 2

• Instruction No. 7 - On the authorisation and supervisory procedures for Auxiliary Entities.