Supervisory and Financial Information Authority


The Supervisory and Financial Information Authority is the central institution in the Holy See and Vatican City State that is responsible for the prevention and countering of money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It is the central authority for supervision and regulation in these matters, both in relation to the obliged entities and the reporting entities. With regard to obliged entities, there is only one such entity in the jurisdiction – the Istituto per le Opere di Religione – while the reporting entities consist of every legal entity with a registered office in the Vatican City State and all the Institutions of the Roman Curia. The Authority also contains the jurisdiction's financial intelligence unit, which is responsible for acquiring and analyzing the suspicious activity reports submitted by reporting entities, making use of internal and international collaboration. Furthermore, ASIF is also the central authority for the supervision and prudential regulation of entities that professionally carry out financial activities.
The AIF has its seat in Palazzo San Carlo, Vatican City, close to Domus Sanctae Marthae.
The 2024 annual report was released at the Vatican April 9. It was reported that The Supervisory and Financial Information Authority, received 79 suspicious activity reports in 2024 and transmitted 11 reports to the Office of the Promoter of Justice.
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Overview and history

The Authority, originally named the Financial Information Authority, was established by Pope Benedict XVI on 30 December 2010 with the Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio“ for the prevention and countering of illegal activities in the area of monetary and financial dealings”. In August 2013, the Authority was given the mandate by Pope Francis to also carry out prudential supervision. The powers of the Authority were confirmed by Pope Francis on 15 November 2013 through an Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio, with which a new Statute was approved. On 5 December 2020, Pope Francis approved an updated version of the Statute, by virtue of which the Authority took on its current name and a new organizational structure, one that is more responsive to its operational and institutional needs. However, the skills and functions remained unchanged, as also reiterated in Article 248 of the Apostolic Constitution “Praedicate Evangelium” of 19 March 2022. In accordance with the current Statute, ASIF is made up of three bodies and is divided into three Units.
The board members, appointed for five years, as of 2019 were:
The Director:
  • Federico Antellini Russo,

Past presidents

Past directorate members

  • Francesco De Pasquale ; Alfredo Pallini
  • René Brülhart ; Tommaso Di Ruzza
  • Tommaso Di Ruzza
  • Giuseppe Schlitzer, Director