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Transfer of Funds Regulation (Travel Rule)

Money — and now crypto — must travel with its paperwork. The recast Transfer of Funds Regulation extends the classic wire-transfer information duties to crypto-asset transfers, ending the anonymity gap between the two.

InstrumentRegulation (EU) 2023/1113
Applies from30 December 2024
Who is coveredPayment service providers and crypto-asset service providers (CASPs); indirectly, any obliged entity receiving or sending covered transfers

The requirements, article by article

Arts. 4–6

Information travelling with funds

Transfers of funds must carry verified originator information and beneficiary information, complete and in the required format.

In Sceau — Travel-rule checks validate completeness on covered transfers in the transaction layer.

Arts. 14–15

The same for crypto-assets

CASPs must ensure crypto transfers carry originator and beneficiary information — the crypto travel rule — regardless of amount.

In Sceau — Crypto transfer records capture the required data set and flag gaps.

Art. 16

Verify before crediting

The beneficiary-side provider must implement procedures to detect missing or incomplete information before making funds available.

In Sceau — Incoming-transfer checks block posting until the information picture is complete.

Art. 17

Procedures for missing information

Where information is missing, providers must reject, suspend or ask — and treat repeated failures as a risk factor and possible suspicion ground.

In Sceau — Missing-information events raise triggers and feed the risk score.

Self-hosted wallets

Extra care above EUR 1,000

Transfers involving self-hosted addresses above EUR 1,000 require verification of ownership or control by the customer.

In Sceau — Wallet-attribution evidence is recorded on the client file with the verification method.

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A honest note

This page is a plain-language orientation, not legal advice. Article numbering follows the instrument as published in the Official Journal; where implementing technical standards are still in draft, we say so. The legal text always prevails.

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