AML & Travel Rule
Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
The senior compliance officer responsible for AML compliance and STR filing within an obliged entity.
Definition
The MLRO is the senior officer designated within an obliged entity (including CASPs) with responsibility for AML/CFT compliance — programme oversight, STR filing, regulator engagement. Required to be a substantive role with authority; MLRO appointment is documented in the CASP authorisation file.