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Sweden’s Finansinspektionen (FI) has announced its supervisory priorities for 2025, placing a strong emphasis on anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention.
According to the financial regulator, payment firms, smaller banks and crypto traders will face heightened scrutiny as the FI targets sectors deemed more vulnerable to financial crime.
The authority will also ensure firms comply with sanctions, market abuse regulations and fraud prevention measures.
In addition to AML, the FI has said that it will focus on strengthening operational resilience.
This includes assessing financial firms’ ability to handle economic and climate-related risks and improving cybersecurity and IT systems, with compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) a significant area of oversight.
Consumer protection will also feature prominently in the FI’s agenda, and the authority has said it will examine whether financial products and services meet high standards of transparency and quality, helping to bridge the knowledge gap between consumers and providers.
“The financial market is large and our resources are limited. Therefore, we must prioritize and direct our efforts where we assess the risks are greatest,” said Daniel Barr, director general at the FI.
“At the same time, we are always prepared to reprioritise and handle the unexpected,” he said.
