All Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada articles
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Canadian parliament adds to TD Bank AML scrutiny
Canadian lawmakers will come together to discuss TD Bank’s reported failure to prevent drug traffickers from laundering proceeds of fentanyl sales on its platform.
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FINTRAC fines Binance $4.4M over AML/CFT violations
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada imposed a penalty of approximately CAD$6 million (U.S. $4.4 million) against crypto platform Binance over alleged noncompliance with the country’s anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism law.
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TD Bank reportedly facing fine for faulty AML controls
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada is reportedly preparing to issue its largest fine to date against TD Bank for faulty anti-money laundering controls.
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Report: Canada’s FINTRAC to increase reliance on AI
Canada’s financial intelligence agency aims to increase its use of artificial intelligence technology to improve its capabilities to analyze data and detect suspicious activity, according to an agency official.
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FINTRAC fines CIBC $950K over AML lapses
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce received the second penalty for alleged deficiencies regarding suspicious transaction reporting announced this week by Canada’s financial intelligence agency.
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Canada’s AML agency fines RBC $5.5M over suspicious transaction reports
Royal Bank of Canada was assessed an administrative penalty of nearly 7.5 million Canadian dollars (then-U.S. $5.5 million) in November by the country’s financial intelligence agency for alleged deficiencies in its suspicious transaction reporting mechanisms.