Combank, Kanrich Finance imposed penalties by Central Bank FIU

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Commercial Bank was fined Rs. 3 million and Kanrich Finance Ltd Rs. 1 million in penalties enforced by the Central Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for non-compliance of certain rules and regulations, the Central Bank said in an announcement on Wednesday.

The penalties were imposed under the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 06 of 2006 (FTRA) where financial penalties are imposed on institutions for non-compliance with the provisions of the FTRA. “The penalty may be prescribed taking into consideration the nature and gravity of relevant non- compliance of the Financial Institution or the Designated Non-Finance Business,” the statement said.

Accordingly, as the regulator for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) in the country, the FIU imposed penalties, totaling to Rs. 4 million for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021 to enforce compliance on financial institutions.

“Penalties were imposed mainly on the violations of Financial Institutions (Customer Due Diligence) Rules, No. 1 of 2016 in relation to the United Nations sanctions screening, customer identification and verification, Suspicious Transactions Reporting and implementation of proper risk controls and mitigation measures,” it said.

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