HSBC hit with $84M penalty over AML failings
By 
Neil Hodge2021-12-17T19:44:00
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fined HSBC Bank £63,946,800 (U.S. $84.3 million) for failings in its anti-money laundering processes over an eight-year period.
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