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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Financial Intelligence Unit-India is the central national agency that receives, analyses, and disseminates information on suspicious financial transactions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
- What is the difference between FIU-IND and the Enforcement Directorate?
- When must a reporting entity file a Suspicious Transaction Report with FIU-IND?
- How does FIU-IND fit into the international anti-money-laundering framework?
- Are cryptocurrency platforms required to report to FIU-IND?

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Financial Intelligence Unit-India is the central national agency that receives, analyses, and disseminates information on suspicious financial transactions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

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## Timeline

1. 18 November 2004

   It was constituted by the Government of India through an administrative order of the Union Cabinet dated , and operates as an independent body reporting dire…

2. 1 July 2005

   Its statutory teeth derive from the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), which came into force on , together with the Prevention of Money-Launder…

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In December 2023, FIU-IND issued compliance show-cause notices to nine offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance and KuCoin, for operating in India without registering as reporting entities under the PMLA.

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