Walletesvoe Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer Policy (hereinafter - the “AML/KYC Policy”) is designated to prevent and mitigate possible risks of Walletesvoe being involved in any kind of illegal activity.
Both international and local regulations require Walletesvoe to implement effective internal procedures and mechanisms to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, drug and human trafficking, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, corruption and bribery and to take action in case of any form of suspicious activity from its Users.
AML/KYC Policy covers the following matters:
1. Verification procedures
2. Compliance Officer
3. Monitoring transactions
One of the international standards for preventing illegal activity is customer due diligence (“CDD”). According to CDD, Walletesvoe establishes its own verification procedures within the standards of anti-money laundering and “Know Your Customer” frameworks, including enhanced due diligence for customers presenting a higher risk, such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
Walletesvoe’s identity verification procedure requires the User to provide Walletesvoe with reliable, independent source documents, data or information (e.g., national ID, international passport, bank statement, utility bill). For such purposes Walletesvoe reserves the right to collect User’s identification information for the AML/KYC Policy purposes.
Walletesvoe will take steps to confirm the authenticity of documents and information provided by the Users. All legal methods for double-checking identification information will be used and Walletesvoe reserves the right to investigate certain Users who have been determined to be risky or suspicious.
Walletesvoe reserves the right to verify User’s identity in an on-going basis, especially when their identification information has been changed or their activity seemed to be suspicious (unusual for the particular User). In addition, Walletesvoe reserves the right to request up-to-date documents from the Users, even though they have passed identity verification in the past.
User’s identification information will be collected, stored, shared and protected strictly in accordance with the Walletesvoe’s Privacy Policy and related regulations.
Once the User’s identity has been verified, Walletesvoe is able to remove itself from potential legal liability in a situation where its Services are used to conduct illegal activity.
Walletesvoe is prohibited from transacting with individuals, companies and countries that are on prescribed sanctions lists. Walletesvoe will therefore screen against United Nations, European Union, UK Treasury and US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions lists in all jurisdictions in which we operate.
The Compliance Officer is the person, duly authorized by Walletesvoe, whose duty is to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of the AML/KYC Policy. It is the Compliance Officer’s responsibility to supervise all aspects of Walletesvoe’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, including but not limited to:
Collecting Users’ identification information;
- Establishing and updating internal policies and procedures for the completion, review, submission and retention of all reports and records required under the applicable laws and regulations;
- Monitoring transactions and investigating any significant deviations from normal activity;
- Implementing a records management system for appropriate storage and retrieval of documents, files, forms and logs;
- Updating risk assessment regularly;
- Providing law enforcement with information as required under the applicable laws and regulations.
The Compliance Officer is entitled to interact with law enforcement, which are involved in prevention of money laundering, terrorist financing and other illegal activity.
The Users are known not only by verifying their identity (who they are) but, more importantly, by analyzing their transactional patterns (what they do). Therefore, Walletesvoe relies on data analysis as a risk-assessment and suspicion detection tool. Walletesvoe performs a variety of compliance-related tasks, including capturing data, filtering, record-keeping, investigation management, and reporting. System functionalities include:
1. Daily check of Users against recognized “black lists” (e.g. OFAC), aggregating transfers by multiple data points, placing Users on watch and service denial lists, opening cases for investigation where needed, sending internal communications and filling out statutory reports, if applicable;
2. Case and document management.
With regard to the AML/KYC Policy, MoonPay will monitor all transactions and it reserves the right to:
- Ensure that transactions of suspicious nature are reported to the proper law enforcement through the Compliance Officer;