International, Switzerland
The Wolfsberg Group
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The Wolfsberg Group
The Wolfsberg Group is comprised of 13 global banks that develop financial services industry standards and related products. Originally established to address money laundering risks in private banking, the Group has expanded its scope to include additional financial crime risks within the financial services industry, such as corruption, terrorist financing and sanctions.
Main activities include:
- standard setting for the Wolfsberg Group of banks on financial crime risks;
- participation in supranational fora for legislative developments in the field of financial crime;
- stakeholder engagement with Members, industry (non-member banks), regulators and civil society;
- education and training.