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Anti Money
Laundering Policy
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GwebCash, as a digital currency
provider, has a responsibility and a commitment to prohibit
and actively prevent money laundering and any activity that
facilitates money laundering or the funding of terrorist or
criminal activities. To fulfill this goal we have implemented
a specific, comprehensive, internal Anti-Money Laundering
Policy.
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What is Money
Laundering?
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Money laundering
is generally defined as engaging in acts designed to conceal
or disguise the true origins of criminally derived proceeds so
that the unlawful proceeds appear to have been derived from
legitimate origins or constitute legitimate assets. Generally,
money laundering occurs in three stages: (1) cash first enters
the financial system at the "placement" stage, where the cash
generated from criminal activities is converted into monetary
instruments, such as money orders or traveler's checks, or
deposited into accounts at financial institutions; (2) at the
"layering" stage, the funds are transferred or moved into
other accounts or other financial institutions to further
separate the money from its criminal origin; and (3) at the
"integration" stage, the funds are reintroduced into the
economy and used to purchase legitimate assets or to fund
other criminal activities or legitimate businesses. Terrorist
financing may not involve the proceeds of criminal conduct,
but rather attempt to conceal the origin or intended use of
the funds, which will later be used for criminal purposes.
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AML Compliance
Officer Designation and Duties
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GwebCash
designates its CEO as its Anti-Money Laundering Program
Compliance Officer (“AML CO”), to supervise GwebCash's AML
Program. The AML CO is qualified by experience, knowledge and
training, including subscriptions to monthly newsletters,
which identifies new industry issues. He receives an
electronic subscription to the Compliance Reporter, which
compiles regulatory news stories segregated by category and
date. To supplement these sources, the AML CO attends
regulatory conferences. GwebCash has also designated a backup
AML CO.
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The supervisory
duties of the AML CO include: monitoring the Company’s AML
compliance, overseeing communication, as well as coordinating
and conducting training for employees. The AML CO will also
ensure that proper AML records are kept. When warranted, the
AML CO will ensure that all necessary reports are filed in
accordance with Panamanian law.
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Customer
Identification and Verification.
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We collect
certain customer identification information from each customer
who opens or maintains an account. We record customer
identification information, verification methods, and the
results; documents are requested of all existing clients and
prospective clients are notified that certain documents are
required in order to open an account.
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We verify
customer identity through documentary evidence,
non-documentary evidence, or both. We use documents to verify
customer identity when appropriate documents are available. In
light of the increased instances of identity fraud, we will
supplement the use of documentary evidence by using the
non-documentary means described below whenever possible. We
may also use such non-documentary means, after using
documentary evidence, if we are still uncertain about whether
we know the true identity of the customer. In analyzing the
verification information, we will consider whether there is a
logical consistency among the identifying information
provided, such as the customer’s name, street address, zip
code, telephone number and company registration.
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We understand
that we are not required to take steps to determine whether
the document that the customer has provided to us for identity
verification has been validly issued and that we may rely on a
government- issued identification as verification of a
customer's identity. If, however, we note that any document
shows some obvious form of fraud, we consider that factor in
determining whether we can form a reasonable belief that we
know the customer’s true identity.
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Physical
Currency
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Our company
prohibits the receipt of physical currency as well as any
monetary instruments. This policy is long standing and is
documented in the AML Program, which all associates are
encouraged to read upon hire and every year thereafter.
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Additional
Areas of Risk
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GwebCash has reviewed all
areas of its business to verify that all potential money
laundering risks are covered in the procedures described
above. No additional areas of risk exist and therefore no
other procedures are necessary at this time.
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