Republic of Korea: Revision Bill for Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information was introduced to National Assembly

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Revision Bill for Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information was introduced to National Assembly

On 4 December 2025, an amendment to the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information that would change the registration screening framework for virtual asset service providers was introduced to the National Assembly. The Bi…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-12-04
under deliberation

On 4 December 2025, an amendment to the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction …

2026-01-29
adopted

On 29 January 2026, the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Act on Reporting and Using Spe…

2026-08-20
in force

On 20 August 2026, the amendment to the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction …