AML
Measures against money laundering.
CFT
Measures against terrorist financing.
Obliged entity
A person within the AML Act’s scope due to a specific activity.
Identification
Establishing and verifying identifying information by a lawful method. A questionnaire does not replace it.
CDD
Customer due diligence: purpose, ownership, funds and ongoing monitoring under the applicable rules.
EDD
Enhanced due diligence in legally specified and higher-risk situations.
PEP
Politically exposed person and relevant connected persons. A risk factor, not an accusation.
Beneficial owner
A natural person identified by ownership, control or the applicable statutory rules.
ESM
Czech beneficial ownership register. An entry alone does not replace all required checks.
ARES
Czech administrative register of economic entities; basic business information.
OPO
Suspicious transaction report through the applicable channel; an internal note is not a filing.
SVZ
Internal policies, procedures and controls adapted to actual activity.
FAÚ
Czech Financial Analytical Office.
FATF
Intergovernmental body developing international AML/CFT standards.
AMLR
EU AML Regulation 2024/1624, generally applicable from 10 July 2027.
AMLA
European Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism.
Snapshot
A retained source version supporting a historical result.
Possible match
Similarity between a searched name and a record that requires substantive assessment.
DPA
Personal data processing agreement between controller and processor.
Retention
Storage period from a defined triggering event; temporary services differ from statutory archives.