Anguilla Financial Services Commission (AFSC)
The Valley, AnguillaThe mission of the Anguilla Financial Services Commission (“AFSC”) is “to enhance the safety, stability and integrity of Anguilla’s financial system and contribute to Anguilla being a premier financial centre, through appropriate regulation and legislation, judicious licensing, comprehensive monitoring and good governance”. The creation of the AFSC as a statutory body of the Government of Anguilla, therefore, allows Anguilla to meet international standards in the structure and administration of its financial services regulatory body.
Geographical Jurisdiction
Anguilla, British West IndiesThe AFSC supervises and regulates financial businesses providing services in: insurance, offshore banking, trust, company management (corporate service providers), mutual funds, money services business and utility tokens and utility token exchanges. Also under the remit of the AFSC is anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism supervision which applies to all financial service providers as well as other service providers such as non-profit organisations and externally and non-regulated service providers.
- Guidance on the application of laws and rules to innovative business models
- Support with authorisation to operate in our jurisdiction
- Engagement with firms on regtech and suptech solutions
- Engagement with innovators and/or other third parties (e.g. academics, consultants and other organisations)
Focus Area
- N/A
Criteria may differ for domestic services.
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