#Block was fined $80 million for violations.#
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Financial regulators in 48 US states have jointly fined Block Inc., the parent company of mobile payment service Cash App, $80 million for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. The investigation found Block had not fully complied with key requirements, including customer due diligence and high-risk account management, potentially exposing its service to being used for money laundering, terrorism financing, or other illegal activities. Block has agreed to pay the fine, hire an independent consultant to review its compliance program, and submit a report within 9 months while correcting any identified deficiencies within 12 months.
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Financial regulators from 48 U.S. states have jointly imposed an $80 million fine on Block Inc.'s mobile payment service Cash App for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. The investigation found that Block failed to fully comply with key requirements, including customer due diligence and high-risk account management, potentially enabling its service to be used for money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illicit activities. To resolve the matter, Block agreed to pay the fine, hire an independent consultant to review the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of its BSA/AML compliance program, and submit a report within nine months. Subsequently, the company must correct any identified deficiencies within 12 months. The action was led by states including California and Texas, and Block cooperated fully with the investigation.
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Block Inc. was fined $80 million for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering rules.
Block Inc. failed to fully comply with key requirements, including customer due diligence and high-risk account management.
Block Inc. agreed to pay the fine and hire an independent consultant to review the effectiveness of its BSA/AML program.
Block Inc. is required to submit a report within nine months and correct the issues within 12 months.