Wolfsberg Group

The Wolfsberg Group is a nonprofit association of 12 global banks that develops frameworks and guidance for the management of financial crime risks. Its work is essential to the banking and payments sectors, focusing on standards for payment transparency, anti-money laundering (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT). The group facilitates collaboration among senior financial crime compliance leaders from its member banks through various working groups to establish international standards and best practices.

The organisation operates globally, with its workforce distributed across France, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. While headquartered in Switzerland, it provides guidance used by payment service providers, regulators, and standard setters worldwide to improve the effectiveness of financial crime compliance programmes.