CPD Seminar · AML/CFT · Crypto-Assets
Crypto-Asset Service Providers: AML in Practice
MiCA authorisation, EBA risk factors, the travel rule and sanctions screening
- Duration
- 2 hours
- CPD hours
- 2
- Level
- Intermediate to advanced
- Delivery
- On request – in person or online
- Fee
- Upon request
- Edition
- October 2026
Overview
A focused seminar on the AML/CFT obligations of crypto-asset service providers in Cyprus following the end of the MiCA transitional period. It also covers how banks, brokers and payment firms should manage crypto exposure when they are not CASPs themselves.
Who should attend
- CASP compliance and operations staff
- AMLCOs at brokers, banks and EMIs with crypto exposure
- Directors overseeing crypto activity
Learning objectives
- 01Describe the AML/CFT obligations that apply to CASPs in Cyprus
- 02Explain how the move from national registration to MiCA authorisation was managed, and what changed on 1 July 2026
- 03Apply the EBA risk factors for CASPs, including the use of blockchain analytics
- 04Handle transfers with missing information under the travel rule
- 05Design sanctions screening for crypto transfers in line with EBA/GL/2024/15
- 06Manage crypto exposure in firms that are not themselves CASPs
Programme
Module 01
CASPs as obliged entities
The rules and what they mean in practice
Module 02
MiCA in Cyprus
From the CySEC register to MiCA authorisation
Module 03
Risk factors and the travel rule
EBA/GL/2024/01, Regulation 2023/1113, missing information
Module 04
Sanctions screening
EBA/GL/2024/15 on data, alerts, freezing and testing
Module 05
2025–2026 updates
End of transition, C790, AMLA, sanctions packages, AMLR
Module 06
Knowledge check
10 questions and key takeaways
Case studies covered
Latest updates included
End of the MiCA transitional period
1 July 2026; CySEC Circular C790
Sanctions targeting crypto platforms
20th and 21st packages
MOKAS 2025: CASPs now dominate reporting
C781
Stablecoins and unhosted wallets
FATF, March 2026; CySEC C762
AMLA and the AMLR for CASPs
2026–2028
Assessment and certificate
The session closes with a 10-question knowledge check. Participants who attend the full session and complete the check receive a certificate of completion from Kyvos Capital Ltd, recording 2 hours of training.
Your trainer
Yiannis Georgiou
HRDA-Certified Trainer – Level 5 (EQF/CyQF 5) · Αριθμός ΑνΑΔ: 55672
Executive and board director with more than 18 years in financial markets, spanning trading, dealing, portfolio management, risk, compliance and board-level governance. His seminars combine first-hand regulatory and AML responsibility with a quantitative, technology-driven approach.
Meet the trainerRequest this seminar
Available on request, in person or online. The fee is provided on request.
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Seminars are delivered on request by Kyvos Capital Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus, and led by Yiannis Georgiou, HRDA-Certified Trainer – Level 5 (Αριθμός ΑνΑΔ: 55672). Fees are provided on request. Seminar content is provided for training purposes only and does not constitute legal, regulatory or investment advice.