Advisory & Compliance
goAML registration, risk assessments, KYC procedures and compliance officer support for UAE DNFBPs.
UAE anti-money laundering law places direct obligations on Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), and supervisors inspect them actively. We help you register on goAML, document your risk assessment and build practical KYC and reporting procedures your team can actually follow.
Inspection-ready
Documented risk assessment, policies and records that supervisors expect to see.
Practical controls
KYC steps designed around how your business really onboards clients.
Protect your licence
Reduce the risk of administrative fines and licence action for non-compliance.
Confident staff
Your team knows what red flags look like and what to do when they see one.
In-depth guide
01Why AML matters for UAE businesses
The UAE has strengthened its anti-money laundering framework significantly in recent years, and supervisors now expect DNFBPs to show the same discipline as banks, scaled to their size and risk. Real estate, gold and jewellery, and corporate services are areas of particular focus.
Compliance is not only about avoiding fines. Banks increasingly ask for evidence of AML controls before opening or maintaining accounts for businesses in these sectors.
02A risk-based approach
Every compliance programme starts with an honest look at your risks: who your customers are, where they come from, how they pay and what products you sell. That assessment decides how much due diligence each client needs.
We document this in a clear, proportionate format so your controls focus on the higher-risk relationships instead of burying every routine sale in paperwork.
03Keeping it alive
Policies on a shelf do not pass inspections. We help you build simple checklists, screening logs and review calendars, and we can return periodically to test files and refresh training.
Because we also handle accounting for many clients, we can spot unusual payment patterns in the books that deserve a closer compliance look.
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Scope
Confirm whether your activities are in scope and which supervisor applies.
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Register
Complete goAML registration and the supervisor’s requirements.
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Document
Prepare the risk assessment, policies, KYC forms and screening procedures.
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Embed
Train staff and schedule periodic file reviews and health checks.
They include real estate brokers and agents, dealers in precious metals and stones, corporate service providers, lawyers and notaries in certain activities, and independent accountants and auditors. Whether you are in scope depends on your licensed activity and the transactions you carry out.
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