Spain's Council of Ministers has approved a draft law creating the Autoridad Nacional de Integridad Financiera (ANIFI), a new independent authority that will absorb SEPBLAC's anti-money laundering functions.
The reform is part of Spain's effort to align with the European Union's anti-money laundering framework.
Spain restructures its anti-money laundering supervision
ANIFI will be built on the existing structure of the Fondo de Reestructuración Ordenada Bancaria (FROB), which will cease acting as Spain's bank resolution authority.
The new body will centralize financial intelligence, supervision, inspection and sanctioning powers currently divided between SEPBLAC and the secretariat of the Comisión de Prevención del Blanqueo de Capitales, while also overseeing the implementation of international financial sanctions related to money laundering, terrorist financing and weapons proliferation financing.
The authority will operate under a self-funded model separate from the national budget. Its revenue will come primarily from fees paid by entities subject to anti-money laundering obligations, including financial institutions and gambling operators, together with a limited share of the sanctions it imposes.
The reform also transfers FROB's bank resolution responsibilities to the Bank of Spain for credit institutions and to the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores for investment firms. Meanwhile, BFA Tenedora de Acciones will move from FROB to the Ministry of Economy while retaining its shareholdings in CaixaBank and Sareb.
LaLiga launches Tech Powerhouse report
Separately, LaLiga published the first edition of Tech Powerhouse, an annual report on technology and artificial intelligence trends in football produced with the consultancy 380AMK.
The report draws on more than 50 industry studies and interviews with 22 experts, highlighting topics including agentic AI, technological sovereignty, digital twins, smart stadiums and hyper-personalized content, alongside the emergence of hybrid professional roles spanning sport and technology.
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, said: “Technology, and AI in particular, has become a strategic capability for growth and for generating value for clubs and fans. We want to contribute to the industry’s knowledge by sharing an objective perspective on the major changes that will shape the future of the sport.”
LaLiga said the initiative is intended to provide clubs, industry stakeholders and technology companies with an ongoing assessment of innovation trends, with future editions planned to track the sector's technological evolution on an annual basis.
Lottery outlets raise profitability concerns
Elsewhere in Spain, industry group Anapal said 15 percent of the country's 4,200 lottery outlets are no longer profitable and broke off talks with state operator Selae after it declined to revise their economic terms.
Tech Powerhouse is the first publication produced under LaLiga's new technology observatory, which the organization plans to update annually
