#Block was fined 80 million for violating regulations.#
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Financial regulators from all 48 states have jointly levied an $80 million fine against Block Inc.'s mobile payment service, Cash App, for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Regulators found that Block was not fully compliant with key requirements including customer due diligence and high-risk account management, potentially allowing its service to be used for money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illegal activities. Block has agreed to pay the fine, hire an independent consultant to review its BSA/AML compliance program, and correct any identified deficiencies within 12 months.
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Financial regulators from 48 U.S. states have jointly fined Block, Inc.'s mobile payment service Cash App $80 million for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Regulators cited Block's failure to fully comply with key requirements such as customer due diligence and management of high-risk accounts, which could have potentially enabled its services to be used for money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illicit activities. Block has agreed to pay the fine and has hired an independent consultant to review the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of its BSA/AML compliance program, with a report due in 9 months. Subsequently, the company will have 12 months to rectify any identified deficiencies. The action was led by states including California and Texas, and Block fully cooperated with the investigation.
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Block Inc. was fined $80 million for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations.
Block Inc. failed to fully comply with key requirements such as 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 9 months and remediate the issues within 12 months.