The Anti Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Unit (AMLTFU) was established in July 2002, under the direct control of the Ministry of the Interior.

The AMLTFU (in some countries known as Financial Intelligence Unit FIU) is the money laundering enforcement unit in the Kingdom of Bahrain responsible for receiving, requesting, analyzing and disseminating to the investigatory and supervisory authorities disclosures of financial Information concerning suspected proceeds of crime and alleged money laundering.