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FIC: Upgrades to goAML platform
- 03 September 2025
- Accounting
- South African Accounting Academy
Summary:
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a notice informing users that their registration and reporting platform, goAML, will be upgraded on 15 September 2025.
Article:
goAML is the platform accountable institutions, supervisory bodies, law enforcement and other stakeholders use to register with, report to, and maintain contact with the FIC.
The upgrades will expand the range of tools available on the platform and enhance the user experience.
The upgrades include:
- Enhanced security measures
- Improved productivity tools
- Customised reporting options that allow for tailored report types
- Variety of report formats.
The improved goAML will expand the FIC’s compliance and prevention capabilities and its ability to more efficiently filter and categorise information for analysis.
A broad range of stakeholders have participated in the user acceptance testing and attended engagement sessions. Further information sessions are planned.
goAML 5.4 supporting documentation:
- Engagement pack – supporting materials to assist with understanding the goAML upgrade https://transfer.fic.gov.za/public/folder/ylwabxc1_eic7qdmxwmjow/Engagement%20Pack%20Documents
- Technical documents – detailed specifications and guidance to support the implementation of the changes introduced by the upgrade. https://transfer.fic.gov.za/public/folder/stc41jrwzuiiwrgc8lhisa/goAML%20Technical%20Documents
The FIC encourages all accountable institutions, reporting persons and business entities to review these resources to ensure alignment with the enhancements.
Click here to download the notice:
https://www.fic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Notice-goAML-system-to-be-upgraded.pdf
Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:
- The Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) is yet another piece of legislation that your clients must comply with, and which you must assess compliance with. If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (NOn-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.
- As an auditor and independent reviewer, you need to consider amendments, regulations, guidance and directives that are gazetted relating to FIC and accountable institutions, to ensure that your clients (or even your own practice) comply with their reporting obligations.
- As an Accountable Institution, you need to be up to date with all communication from FIC to ensure their compliance, or face administrative sanctions.
Relevance to Your clients:
- Relevant entities (specifically accountable institutions) have a duty to comply with the FIC Act, otherwise they could be held liable. This includes online submission of their RMCP to FIC, as well as submitting other relevant report as required by FICA.
- Relevant entities should be aware of amendments, regulations, guidance and directives that are gazetted relating to FIC and accountable institutions, to ensure that they comply with their reporting obligations.
- All accountable institutions need to be up to date with all communication from FIC to ensure their compliance, or face administrative sanctions.