Your Gateway to Understanding AML Made Simple.

Tag: ASIC

  • Compliance Program Gap: What HSBC’s $35 Million Penalty Reveals

    Compliance Program Gap: What HSBC’s $35 Million Penalty Reveals

    By Viktor Ha | July 2026 | AML-CAMS Blog TL;DR: On 18 June 2026, the Federal Court ordered HSBC Bank Australia to pay a $35 million penalty after the bank admitted to systemic failures in protecting customers from scams. The case was brought under the ePayments Code, not the AML/CTF Act, but the underlying failure… Read more