Supervisors’ tolerance for gaps in AML programmes shortens
On August 2021, the FMA issued its AML/CFT Monitoring Insight Report for 2018 to 2021. The Director of...
As part of onboarding your clients you need to prove their identity. While electronic verification is popular these days, many individuals are still using certified documents. Learn what requirements need to be fulfilled to accept certified documents as proof of identity.
In the context of identity verification, certified documents are photocopies of original identity documents that have been sighted and attested to by a trusted referee with approved wording.
A trusted referee is someone who is responsible for checking that the identity of the individual matches that of the person named in the documents. There are a few requirements that a person needs to meet in order to be classified as a trusted referee for certifying documents.
When a reporting entity relies on certified documents to satisfy its verification requirements, it is also relying on the trusted referee to sight the original document and to confirm, through the use of appropriate wording, that the certified document is a true copy of the original document and that the reporting entity may rely on it.
On August 2021, the FMA issued its AML/CFT Monitoring Insight Report for 2018 to 2021. The Director of...
Record-keeping is a vital part of your AML/CFT programme, as it is the source of truth for all your activities. Without good records you cannot prove to external...