While many of us will be making personal resolutions for the New Year for personal self-improvement goals, AML/CFT Officers should consider a few resolutions that are geared towards their AML/CFT Programs. Policy and Procedure updates The Board of Directors annual approvals of policies are an important governance process. But when was the last time a […]
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Answer: A broad prohibition on opening accounts for NRA/RA’s may lead to accusations of discrimination and reputational risk. Speaking from an AML perspective, Institutions should proactively have a Customer Identification Program (CIP) that is risk based and reasonably designed to allow the institution to form a reasonable belief that it knows the identity of its
On August 2, 2024, OFAC announced changes to its Compliance Hotline. TCA recommends that financial institutions review their policies and procedures related to OFAC to remove references to OFAC’s retired contact methods. On August 16, 2024, OFAC retired the Compliance Hotline email of [email protected] On December 31, 2024, the Compliance Hotline telephone numbers of (800)
Last year’s news headlines screamed about financial crimes: the riveting cryptocurrency saga of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), Binance’s landmark $4.3 billion settlement with the Department of Treasury, and Deutsche Bank’s additional fines for anti-money laundering and sanctions failings. Other noteworthy stories entailed a parade of cybercrimes like ransomware and email scams. For those working in the
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