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    GTBank Slammed with $9.3m Fine over systemic money laundering flaws

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    The Guaranty Trust Bank of Nigeria’s British division has been fined 7.6 million pounds ($9.3 million) by the Financial Conduct Authority, a financial regulator based in the United Kingdom due to flaws in its money laundering mechanism, the UK EaglesPath Online reports.

    Between October 2014 and July 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) claimed to have discovered “significant flaws” in systems designed to stop money laundering.

    The FCA stated in a statement that GT Bank “failed to execute proper client risk assessments during the relevant period, frequently not analyzing or documenting the money laundering threats posed by its customers.”

    According to Reuters , Internal and external sources, including the FCA, frequently called GT Bank’s attention to these vulnerabilities, but GT Bank failed to take the necessary steps to address them, according to the watchdog.

    In August 2013, the FCA already fined GT Bank 525,000 pounds for significant and systemic violations of anti-money laundering measures.

    The FCA said that GT Bank has not disputed its findings and agreed to settle, thereby qualifying for a 30% discount on the fine, which would otherwise have amounted to 11 million pounds.

     

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