Originally posted on July 22, 2014. Updated and reposted on 04.08.2024 Money laundering is the process wherein criminals attempt to conceal their booty and make an attempt to cover them as a legitimate source of income. A person shall be guilty of offence of money-laundering if such person is found to have directly or indirectly…
(Last updated on August 04, 2024) Know Your Customer (KYC) standards are designed to protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering, and terrorist financing. KYC involves several steps to: establish customer identity; understand the nature of customers’ activities and qualify that the source of funds is legitimate; KYC involves several steps to (i) establish…
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a US Law that requires foreign financial institutions to identify and report on the assets held by US account holders through enhanced due diligence reviews and report them periodically to the U.S. The report is in line with local FATCA regulations, based on citizenship. The purpose of FATCA…
A person shall be guilty of offence of money-laundering if such person is found to have directly or indirectly attempted to indulge or knowingly assisted or knowingly is a party or is involved in one or more of the following processes or activities connected with proceeds of crime, namely:— (a) concealment; or (b) possession; or…