Regulatory Alerts2026-04-24 | A 8429Circular CONAU 1-1724: Information Regime for the Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Other Illicit Activities (L.A.F.T. y O.A.)
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic issued Circular CONAU 1-1724 to update the information regime for money laundering, terrorism financing and other illicit activities following UIF Resolution 200/24. The circular mandates non-financial card issuers, credit providers and payment service providers to submit annual risk self-assessment reports with methodology, risk tolerance statements, and independent external auditor reports, while permanently adjusting submission deadlines to April 30 and August 31 for biennial/annual cycles. It also establishes new operational deadlines for suspicious transaction reports, updates reporting typologies and geographic/financial product classifications, and attaches replacement sheets for the consolidated regulatory text.