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Inadequate risk management and duediligence : Institutions faced challenges in ensuring effective customer risk profiling and duediligence, particularly for high-risk clients and correspondent banking relationships.
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USA: PSPs may need a Money Transmitter License (MTL) in each state they operate, plus registration with FinCEN as a Money Services Business (MSB). KYC & Customer DueDiligence (CDD) Australia: Risk-based approach, with minimum KYC checks under the AML/CTF Rules. PSPs verify identity and monitor transactions.
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Concerning AFC, we are reputed for being a world leader in the fight against fraud and moneylaundering, developing and implementing standardized and individual solutions against financial and white-collar crime and for risk management and monitoring, analysis, and reporting. Fraud and money-laundering are closely connected.
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