Standard Bank of South Africa refutes claims of money laundering or terrorism financing following a R13 million fine by the Prudential Authority. Bank emphasizes administrative nature of findings and full cooperation with regulators.
Standard Bank of South Africa (SBSA) has refuted claims that a recent R13 million fine imposed by the Prudential Authority (PA) indicates involvement in money laundering or terrorist financing. The bank emphasized that the issues identified by the PA were primarily administrative in nature and did not suggest any criminal activity.
Standard Bank stated that it fully cooperated with the South African Reserve Bank's inspection and promptly took corrective actions to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements set by the PA.Most of the findings leading to the financial penalty revolved around the bank's monitoring of system-generated alerts in 2019 and the timely submission of regulatory reports. SBSA has addressed these concerns through a comprehensive remediation program. The PA, a division of the South African Reserve Bank, plays a crucial role in safeguarding the country's financial system by enforcing regulatory frameworks for banks.A 2022 inspection by the PA revealed that Standard Bank failed to meet several administrative requirements outlined in the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FIC Act). As a result, the PA issued six cautions and a R13 million financial penalty. The PA found that 75,729 alerts were not handled within the required 48-hour timeframe, and 94,558 alerts concerning suspicious activities were closed after the permitted 15-day period. Industry experts acknowledge that regulatory fines are not unusual in the banking sector, as financial institutions grapple with increasingly complex and evolving compliance requirements.While the R13 million fine may appear significant to the general public, it is considered negligible in the context of Standard Bank's financial standing. The bank reported headline earnings of R22 billion for the first half of 2024. However, banking sector analysts point out that fines of this magnitude are fairly common among major financial institutions globally, with international banks frequently facing penalties in the hundreds of millions of dollars for similar compliance breaches
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