
FICA non-compliance costs bank R10 million
Absa was fined R7m for inadequate customer due diligence and R3m for delays and closures of transaction monitoring alerts.
Absa was fined R7m for inadequate customer due diligence and R3m for delays and closures of transaction monitoring alerts.
Standard Bank’s compliance failures include the untimely submission of suspicious activity reports and neglecting system alerts.
The fines on both banks run into millions of rands, but most of the penalties are conditionally suspended.
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