FINTRAC fines CIBC $950K over AML lapses
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Kyle Brasseur2023-12-08T15:42:00
For the second time this week, Canada’s financial intelligence agency announced a seven-figure penalty against a bank for alleged deficiencies regarding suspicious transaction reporting.
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said in a news release Thursday it fined the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) more than 1.3 million Canadian dollars (then-U.S. $950,000) on Oct. 23 for noncompliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.
The announcement follows a similar action FINTRAC disclosed Tuesday against Royal Bank of Canada, under which RBC was assessed a CAD$7.5 million (then-U.S. $5.5 million) penalty.
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