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# Costa Rica (CR) — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence | Signal

Cross-Monitor Convergence Preview · Jurisdiction Code CR

# Costa Rica — Cross-Monitor Regulatory Convergence

Public convergence index across the six Asymmetric Intelligence regulatory monitors for Costa Rica ( CR ).
Domain-specific primary statutory evidence is published on each monitor's canonical jurisdiction record linked below;
authenticated cross-monitor synthesis, diff tracking, and living briefs are available in the Signal subscriber workspace.

Jurisdiction ID: CR
Active Monitors: 5 / 6 (5 populated, 0 pending)
Research last banked: 2026-10-25
Last updated: 2026-11-03
[Markdown twin (.md)](/jurisdictions/costa-rica/index.md)

## Monitor Coverage & Canonical Publisher Records

Regulatory Monitor (Canonical Publisher)
Convergence Status
Supervising Authority
Primary Statutory / Regulatory Pin
Research Banked

[Advennt Gambling & Gaming Regulatory Monitor](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cr/)
Gambling & Gaming · Canonical record Populated (fresh) No dedicated gambling regulator (Ministerio de Hacienda / Municipal Patent Regime) Decreto Ejecutivo No. 29643-MP-H (1999) (unregulated_tolerated / open — Costa Rica's gambling sector operates without a dedicated online-gambling licensing framework, governed instead by a 1922-era gambling statute and municipal data-processing certificates that were neve…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[World Payments Regulatory Monitor](https://payments.gi/jurisdictions/cr/)
Payments, E-Money & Safeguarding · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) / Banco Central de Costa Rica correspondent banking access (Costa Rica's Law 7786 (as amended by Law 10961) bars SUGEF-regulated banks and financial intermediaries from maintaining commercial relationships with VASPs required to register under Art. 15 quater…) 2026-10-11 · L3

[Sentinel Financial Integrity & AML/CFT Monitor](https://sentinel.gi/jurisdictions/costa-rica/)
AML/CFT, Sanctions & Financial Crime · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras (SUGEF) FIM-HRZ-001 (FATF status: clean — Costa Rica's AML/CFT regime rests on Law 7786 (as amended), supervised by SUGEF/CONASSIF for financial institutions and by the DNN and SUGEF for DNFBPs, with a non-public beneficial-ownership registry…) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Global Data Protection & Privacy Regulatory Monitor](https://dataprotection.gi/jurisdictions/cr/)
Privacy, Data Protection & Cross-Border Transfers · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Prodhab — Agencia de Protección de Datos de los Habitantes Law No. 8968 of 2011 (Ley de Protección de la Persona frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales) and Executive Decre (Costa Rica operates a comprehensive omnibus data-protection regime under Law No. 8968 of 2011, enforced by PRODHAB, a decentralized body attached to the Ministry of Justice and Peace.) 2026-10-25 · L3

[Crypto-Assets Regulatory Monitor](https://cryptoassets.gi/jurisdictions/cr/)
Digital Assets, MiCA, Stablecoins & Travel Rule · Canonical record Populated (fresh) Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), with the Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras (SUGEF) for AML-registered entities Political Constitution of Costa Rica and Civil Code (general legality/permissibility principle) — no dedicated crypto-as (VASPs must register with SUGEF for AML/CFT supervision purposes under Law 10961 Art. 15 quater (Law 7786), effective 19 Sept 2026; registration is explicitly not an operating licence.) 2026-10-25 · L3

Global AI Governance & Compliance Monitor
AI Governance, Frontier Safety & High-Risk AI Not covered in monitor Not covered in monitor Not covered in this regulatory monitor —

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