Subject matter
Article 1
This Regulation lays down rules on the information on payers and payees accompanying transfers of funds, in any currency, and on the information on originators and beneficiaries accompanying transfers of crypto-assets, for the purposes of preventing, detecting and investigating money laundering and terrorist financing, where at least one of the payment service providers or crypto-asset service providers involved in the transfer of funds or transfer of crypto-assets is established or has its registered office, as applicable, in the Union. In addition, this Regulation lays down rules on internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure implementation of restrictive measures where at least one of the payment service providers or crypto-asset service providers involved in the transfer of funds or transfer of crypto-assets is established or has its registered office, as applicable, in the Union.