Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Regulations: AML/CFT and Sanctions Compliance
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The proposed rule categorizes permitted payment stablecoin issuers as financial institutions to impose anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance requirements. It affects stablecoin issuers, requiring them to maintain effective compliance programs and report suspicious activities, directly aligning them with the same federal laws governing banks. This aims to mitigate illicit finance risks and bolster payment system integrity.
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Key Changes
- Stablecoin issuers must be treated as financial institutions.
- Issuers must implement anti-money laundering compliance programs.
- Issuers are required to report suspicious activities and block unlawful transactions.
Obligations
What this law requires
Permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) must maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program that includes appropriate risk assessments and designation of an officer to supervise the program
PPSIs must retain appropriate records in accordance with Bank Secrecy Act requirements
PPSIs must monitor and report any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation
PPSIs must maintain technical capabilities, policies, and procedures to block, freeze, and reject specific or impermissible transactions that violate Federal or State law, rules, or regulations
PPSIs must maintain an effective customer identification program, including identifying and verifying account holders, monitoring high-value transactions, and implementing appropriate enhanced due diligence