The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) punished five banks in the amount of UAH 66.74 million for violations. Oxy Bank, Accordbank, Universal Bank (mono), MTB Bank and Kominbank were fined.
Oxy Bank received the largest fine of UAH 20.05 million for improper verification of clients and their financial transactions, violations of the implementation of financial monitoring, currency control and the bank’s obligation to use a risk-based approach in its activities.
According to the release, Accordbank must pay UAH 18.84 million for an inadequate risk management system and verification of the payer for transferring funds, the bank providing false information to the regulator, as well as for violations of foreign exchange laws.
Universal Bank received a fine of UAH 10.45 million for improper customer verification, online monitoring and the use of a risk-based approach.
Similar reasons led to an almost identical fine—UAH 10.40 million—against MTB Bank.
The National Bank also fined Cominbank UAH 10 million due to untimely and incomplete submission to the regulator of documents on the bank’s compliance with legislation in the field of preventing the laundering of funds obtained by criminal means.
