Haiti -- AML/CFT Compliance Regulatory Overview

Haiti has not established a specific legal framework for cryptocurrency or virtual asset regulation, and no dedicated licensing regime exists for crypto businesses.

Haiti is not a FATF member but is a member of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), a FATF-style regional body. Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)

The practical reality is that crypto activity operates in a regulatory vacuum, with the central bank and financial authorities having not yet issued digital asset-specific AML rules.

Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), which is the FATF-style regional body for the Caribbean region, including Haiti. Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)

Haiti is not listed as a FATF member country; the FATF membership list includes countries such as Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, but not Haiti. Haiti

The FATF has issued public statements concerning Haiti's strategic AML/CFT deficiencies, with the most recent CFATF Public Statement on Haiti issued in November 2017. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti

Haiti remains on the FATF "Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring" list as of the June 2026 update, meaning it is actively working with the FATF to address strategic deficiencies in its AML/CFT regime. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

The FATF published a progress report on Haiti on January 31, 2026, analyzing Haiti's progress in addressing technical compliance deficiencies identified in its 2019 mutual evaluation. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Haiti also remained under increased monitoring in the February 2025, June 2025, and October 2025 FATF updates. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 21 February 2025

Haiti was also listed under increased monitoring in the June 2025 and October 2025 FATF statements. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 24 October 2025

A previous CFATF Public Statement on Haiti and Suriname was issued in June 2016, indicating ongoing AML/CFT concerns prior to the 2017 statement. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti and Suriname

The FATF identifies jurisdictions under increased monitoring as those actively working with the FATF to address strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Haiti's AML/CFT framework is subject to FATF mutual evaluation processes, with the 2019 mutual evaluation identifying technical compliance deficiencies that Haiti has been working to address. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Haiti has not established any licensing or registration framework specifically for cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset service providers, or virtual asset businesses.

No entity has been licensed as a virtual asset service provider in Haiti, as no such licensing regime exists.

The absence of a crypto licensing framework means there is no regulatory pathway for businesses seeking to legally operate cryptocurrency services in Haiti.

Zero entities have been licensed to conduct virtual asset activities in Haiti.

Haiti's AML/CFT regime has been evaluated by the FATF and found to have strategic deficiencies, which is why it remains under increased monitoring. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

U.S. financial institutions are reminded that Haiti's presence on the increased monitoring list triggers enhanced due diligence obligations for correspondent accounts maintained for Haitian financial institutions under 31 CFR § 1010.610(a).

Covered U.S. financial institutions must ensure their due diligence programs for correspondent accounts include appropriate, specific, risk-based, and enhanced policies, procedures, and controls reasonably designed to detect and report known or suspected money laundering activity involving Haitian financial institutions.

Haiti's 2019 mutual evaluation identified technical compliance deficiencies in its AML/CFT framework, and a January 2026 FATF report analyzes Haiti's progress in addressing those deficiencies. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

The FATF requires jurisdictions under increased monitoring to address strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

No specific CDD, EDD, STR reporting thresholds, record retention periods, or beneficial ownership requirements for virtual asset transactions have been identified in the available sources for Haiti. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti

The CFATF issued a Public Statement on Haiti in November 2017, highlighting AML/CFT deficiencies in the country. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti

A prior CFATF Public Statement on Haiti and Suriname was issued in June 2016, indicating ongoing concerns about Haiti's AML/CFT regime. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti and Suriname

Haiti was added to the FATF Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring list on June 25, 2021, a form of international action reflecting deficiencies in its AML/CFT regime.

Haiti remains under FATF increased monitoring as of the February 2025, June 2025, October 2025, and June 2026 updates. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 21 February 2025

A January 31, 2026 FATF report analyzed Haiti's progress in addressing technical compliance deficiencies identified in its 2019 mutual evaluation. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

No specific enforcement actions, fines, arrests, or penalties related to cryptocurrency or virtual asset activities in Haiti were identified in the provided sources.

No tax guidance has been issued for virtual assets in Haiti.

The United States Department of State's 2025 Investment Climate Statement for Haiti does not mention any tax treatment rules for cryptocurrency gains, capital gains on digital assets, or VAT treatment of virtual asset transactions.

There is no evidence in the available sources of any Haitian tax authority guidance addressing how cryptocurrency gains would be taxed. CFATF Public Statement on Haiti

Haiti has no dedicated legal framework for cryptocurrency or virtual asset regulation, creating significant legal uncertainty for businesses.

There is no licensing regime for virtual asset service providers in Haiti, meaning legitimate crypto businesses cannot obtain regulatory authorization.

Haiti's continued presence on the FATF increased monitoring list creates reputational risk and enhanced due diligence burdens for Haitian financial institutions dealing with foreign correspondent banks.

U.S. financial institutions must apply enhanced due diligence to correspondent accounts involving Haitian financial institutions, which could constrain cross-border crypto-related banking relationships.

The FATF's identification of Haiti under increased monitoring represents an implementation gap between Haiti's paper AML/CFT framework and the practical requirements of international standards. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Haiti's 2019 mutual evaluation found technical compliance deficiencies that remained significant enough to warrant continued increased monitoring through at least 2026. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Businesses operating in the crypto space in Haiti face the risk of operating without any legal protection or regulatory clarity, given the complete absence of virtual asset-specific rules.

The lack of a crypto-specific AML framework in Haiti is a significant gap, particularly given the FATF's evolving standards on virtual assets which the country would be expected to adopt. Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 19 June 2026

Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)

CFATF Public Statement on Haiti and Suriname

Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 21 February 2025