Regulatory Directory
Regulators & Enforcement Authorities
Direct links to the regulators, enforcement agencies, primary law and databases for white-collar work in our jurisdictions. For courses and guides, see Training.
European Union
OLAF — European Anti-Fraud Office
Investigates fraud, corruption, and other illegal activities affecting the EU budget.
EPPO — European Public Prosecutor's Office
Independent prosecution office for crimes against the EU financial interests.
EUR-Lex — EU Law Database
Complete database of EU law, treaties, and case law.
BaFin — Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
German financial regulatory authority supervising banks, insurers, and securities trading.
DG COMP — Competition & Cartel Enforcement
European Commission directorate responsible for competition policy and cartel enforcement.
EBA — European Banking Authority
EU agency ensuring effective and consistent prudential regulation and supervision across banking.
Europol Financial Crime Centre
EU law enforcement agency supporting member states in combating financial and economic crime.
United Kingdom
SFO — Serious Fraud Office
Investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption.
FCA — Financial Conduct Authority
Regulates financial services firms and markets in the UK.
NCA — National Crime Agency
Leads the UK's fight against serious and organised crime.
Companies House
UK registrar of companies, maintaining the public register of corporate information.
OFSI — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Ensures financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented, and enforced in the UK.
CMA — Competition and Markets Authority
Promotes competition for the benefit of consumers and investigates anti-competitive conduct.
HMRC — Fraud Investigation Service
Investigates the most serious cases of tax fraud and financial crime.
Switzerland
FINMA — Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Independent supervisory authority for the Swiss financial market.
MROS — Money Laundering Reporting Office
Switzerland's financial intelligence unit, receiving and analysing suspicious activity reports.
FOJ — Federal Office of Justice
Handles international judicial cooperation and mutual legal assistance requests.
SECO — State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Implements Swiss sanctions and export controls.
Office of the Attorney General
Prosecutes federal criminal cases including money laundering and terrorism financing.
International
FATF — Financial Action Task Force
Global standard-setting body for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Sets global standards for prudential regulation of banks.
Transparency International
Global coalition against corruption, publishing the annual Corruption Perceptions Index.
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
International convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in business transactions.
Blockchain Analytics & the Travel Rule
New to this? The Blockchain & Travel Rule hub turns these into a guided path.
Etherscan
The standard Ethereum explorer. Transactions, addresses and tokens, with community labels for known exchanges and reported scams.
Blockchair
One search box for 40+ blockchains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. No registration.
mempool.space
Open-source Bitcoin explorer. Clean, ad-free, trusted by the technical community.
Tronscan
The official TRON explorer. Use it to trace USDT (TRC-20) — the payment rail most often seen in investment fraud.
Solscan
The main Solana explorer. Transactions, wallets and token flows.
Arkham Intel
Links addresses to named exchanges, funds and individuals, and maps the flows between them. Free account required.
Breadcrumbs
Trace funds outward from a suspect address into a link chart fit for a report. Genuinely usable free tier.
FATF — Guidance on Virtual Assets and VASPs (2021)
The global guidance national travel-rule regimes follow (Recommendation 16, updated October 2021).
Regulation (EU) 2023/1113
The EU's travel-rule law. Identity data must accompany transfers of funds and crypto-assets — applicable since 30 December 2024.
FINMA Guidance 02/2019
The Swiss position: the travel rule applies to blockchain payments, with no exemption for unhosted wallets.
FCA — Travel Rule expectations
What the FCA expects of UK crypto firms under the travel rule, in force since 1 September 2023.
IVMS101 (interVASP)
The standard data format VASPs use to exchange originator and beneficiary information.
Legal Records & Case Law Databases
BAILII — British and Irish Legal Information Institute
Free access to British and Irish case law, legislation, and legal materials. Essential for researching fraud, money laundering, and financial crime judgments.
EUR-Lex Case Law
Case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, including competition and financial regulation cases.
HUDOC — European Court of Human Rights
Case law database of the European Court of Human Rights, relevant to cross-border investigation and extradition matters.
Swiss Federal Supreme Court
Published decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, searchable by date, subject, and case number.
UK National Archives — Legislation
Complete database of UK primary and secondary legislation, including the Proceeds of Crime Act, Bribery Act, and financial crime statutes.
CURIA — Court of Justice of the EU
Search engine for CJEU case law, opinions, and orders across all EU jurisdictions.
WorldLII — World Legal Information Institute
Free global legal information from 123 countries, useful for cross-border investigation research.