Auditors and accountants are required to report suspicious transactions

Suspicious transactions are those that do not correspond to legitimate financial conditions and statements or which involve persons related to terrorist activity or for which international sanctions are applied.

Also, in accordance with NBU Resolution № 417 from 26.06.2015 “On Approval of the Financial Monitoring by Banks”, Banks have aligned with the legislation of Ukraine in the identification of existing foreign customers and/or clients representatives.

Under this legislation  banks may apply in writing to request customers provide proof of identity by passport or other approved document to further clarify and monitor identity information.

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