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Bank Promotion Exam Guide

Banking Awareness | Banking Knowledge | for all Bank Exams

Module: | Capital Adequacy, Basel Norms & Monetary Policy

Q23: If a bank forms a suspicion of money laundering and reasonably believes that performing the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) process will "tip-off" the customer, it must proceed with the CDD process cautiously.

A
True
B
False, it must not pursue CDD, and instead file a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR).
C
True, but it must request a police presence during the CDD.
D
False, it must immediately close the branch for the day.
✅ Correct Answer: B
Where the bank forms a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing, and it reasonably believes that performing the CDD process will tip-off the customer, it shall not pursue the CDD process, and instead file an STR with FIU-IND.