KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed penalty of Rs184.64 million upon four commercial banks for violating laws related to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Know Your Customer (KYC).
The central bank on Thursday said that these penalty amount was imposed during the month of July 2019 against banks included: The Bank of Punjab; JS Bank Limited, Bank Al Habib Limited and Soneri Bank.
The SBP imposed penalty of Rs13.072 million against The Bank of Punjab on July 15, 2019 for violating in areas of foreign exchange operations.
In addition to penal action, the bank has been advised to improve its internal processes, the SBP said.
The Bank of Punjab was again penalized with Rs16.119 million on July 18, 2019 for violating in areas of AML/KYC, unclaimed deposits.
In addition to penal action, the bank has been advised for improvements in the areas of AML/KYC, the central bank added.
The SBP penalized JS Bank Limited with penalty amount of Rs48.211 million on July 23, 2019 for violating in areas of AML/KYC.
In addition to penal action, the bank has been advised to conduct a thorough review of relationship accounts, the SBP said.
The SBP imposed penalty of Rs51.75 million upon Bank Al Habib Limited on July 25, 2019 for violating in areas of AML/KYC, FX Operations.
In addition to penal action, the bank has been advised to update its systems and processes, and provide appropriate trainings to the concerned officials, the SBP said.
The SBP imposed penalty of Rs55.48 million upon Soneri Bank Limited on July 25, 2019 for violating in areas of AML/KYC, Asset Quality, FX Operations.
In addition to penal action, the SBP advised the bank to improve areas of AML/KYC and credit risk monitoring.
