The Montenegro Capital Market Authority reported on its participation in a regional seminar examining money laundering and terrorist financing risks arising from cryptoassets, new payment methods and other financial technologies. Held in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Oct. 14-15, 2026, the seminar addressed regulatory and supervisory responses across the Western Balkans, including the use of regulatory technology to identify potentially risky activity. Discussions examined indicators and typologies of money laundering and terrorist financing involving payment service providers and cryptoasset service providers. Regulatory technology applications covered customer identification and verification, risk assessment and transaction monitoring, alongside sanctions screening and suspicious transaction reporting. A further focus was the risks that new technologies introduce into customer identification and verification processes, with participants exchanging practices on customer risk profiling, controls and scenarios for detecting suspicious activity. The seminar also explored cooperation and information sharing among competent institutions in the region.
Montenegro Capital Market Authority discusses financial crime risks from cryptoassets and new payment technologies at regional seminar
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority participated in a regional seminar on money laundering and terrorist financing risks linked to cryptoassets, new payment methods and other financial technologies. Discussions focused on supervisory responses, regulatory technology applications for customer checks and suspicious activity detection, and information sharing across the Western Balkans.