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Union Bank fined NT$12M for aiding fraud syndicate
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) fined the Union Bank of Taiwan (UBOT) NT$12 million on Thursday (Nov. 9) for aiding a fraud syndicate in money laundering and transfer. The FSC found that the bank’s Tonghua branch allowed three corporations to open accounts in Mar. 2023, after which large sums of money were quickly deposited into these accounts from other companies. Subsequently, significant amounts of cash were systematically withdrawn from various branches of UBOT. The FSC determined that UBOT’s systems had significant failures, including a lack of comprehensive Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and ongoing customer identity reviews.2023/11/09 18:09