UK Treasury Blocked Payments License

Updated on: Nov 10, 2025

Latest Event


  • Nov. 2025 Amendments
  • On Nov. 5, 2025, UK Treasury extended the general license to Nov. 7, 2027.
  • Amended definition of designated credit or financial institution and reporting conditions.

On Nov. 7, UK Treasury issued license on credit institution payments.

  • UK OFSI issued a license on payments made in 2022 between non-designated 3rd parties involving designated credit or financial institutions (2022 blocked payments).
  • Granted under regulation 64 of the Russia (sanctions) (EU exit) regulations 2019.
  • Allows institutions to process 2022 payments via designated credit/financial institution.
  • Effectiveness
  • This license takes effect from Nov. 7, 2024 and expires at 23:59 on Nov. 6, 2025.
  • Nov. 2025 Amendments
  • On Nov. 5, 2025, UK Treasury extended the general license to Nov. 7, 2027.
  • Amended definition of designated credit or financial institution and reporting conditions.
Regulators
UK OFSI; UK Treasury
Entity Types
Bank
Reference
Gd, PR, 11/5/2025; GL INT/2024/5394840, PR, Nt, 11/7/2024; StIn 2019/855; SAMLA 2018
Functions
AML; Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Reporting; Risk; Treasury
Countries
Russia; United Kingdom; Cross-Border
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Payments
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Nov 7, 2024
Effective Date
Nov 7, 2027
Rule ID
232853
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Nov 5, 2025
Report Section
AML & Enforcement