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Anti-Money Laundering

AML Policy

Last updated: 2025-01-26

POLICY APPROVAL

ONCHAIN Technologies Ltd. (the “Company”) is a limited liability company registered in the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, under company registration number 15816, with its registered address at Hamchako, Mutsamudu, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of Comoros. The Company is licensed in the State of Anjouan pursuant to the Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005.

The Company is committed to taking all necessary and proportionate steps to ensure that its systems are not used for the purposes of money laundering, terrorist financing, or any other criminal activity. To achieve this, the Company implements a robust AML and compliance framework, which includes:

  • The appointment of a suitably qualified Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance Officer
  • Board-approved policies and procedures
  • A risk-based approach to all customer and business relationships
  • The use of appropriate technology and monitoring tools to identify and mitigate risk
  • Ensuring that all employees receive adequate and ongoing AML training
  • The reporting of suspicious transactions or activities to the relevant authorities
  • Conducting an annual independent audit of the Company’s AML Compliance Program

This document has been developed to ensure that the Company formally recognises and applies enhanced controls to address the elevated risks associated with the acceptance and use of cryptocurrency (digital currency) transactions within its products and services.

This policy has been reviewed and approved by resolution of the Company’s Management Board. All future amendments and updates will likewise be reviewed and approved by the Management Board prior to issuance.

The most recent version of this policy shall supersede all previous versions and will be applied throughout the Company’s operations.

For governance and audit purposes, all modifications, additions, and approvals relating to this policy will be documented in the tracking tables on page 2.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Company is duly licensed and regulated by the Government of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Union of Comoros, to provide interactive (online) betting and gambling products and services, including games of chance. This authorisation is granted under a licence issued by the Offshore Finance Authority of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, in accordance with Government Notice No. 007 of 2005 – The Betting and Gaming Act of 2005.

Gaming Licence Number: ALSI-202411002-FLL

The Company is further authorised to accept and process transactions with customers using fiat (traditional) currencies, cryptocurrency (digital or virtual) currencies, or a combination of both, in line with the scope of its license.

In accordance with its licensing obligations, the Company is required to implement and maintain adequate policies, procedures, and internal controls designed to prevent its systems and services from being used for the purposes of money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, or any other criminal activity.

This document will be reviewed periodically and on an ad hoc basis, including where required by changes in applicable laws or regulations, amendments to licence conditions, the introduction of new products or services, or updates to the Company’s risk management framework.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

The designated supervisory authority for service providers operating from the Autonomous Island of Anjouan, or under a licence issued by an Anjouan master licensee, is the Offshore Finance Authority of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan.

The Company is required to comply with all applicable legal and regulatory obligations, including:

The Computer Gaming Licensing Act 007 of 2005 The Anjouan Money Laundering (Prevention) Act 008 of 2005

These regulations require all service providers offering online games of chance (including, but not limited to, sports betting and casino services) from the jurisdiction of Anjouan to establish and maintain adequate controls, policies, and procedures. Such measures are designed to prevent the Company and its systems from being used to facilitate money laundering, proliferation financing, terrorist financing, or any other criminal activity.

DEFINITIONS

MONEY LAUNDERING

For the purpose of this Policy, Money Laundering refers to any act intended to conceal or disguise the illicit origin of funds or property derived from criminal activity. This includes:

  • The conversion or transfer of criminal proceeds;
  • The possession, acquisition, or use of criminal proceeds, knowing their illicit origin at the time of receipt;
  • The retention or control of criminal proceeds;
  • Participation in any activity aimed at concealing or disguising the true nature, source, location, ownership, or movement of such proceeds

Money laundering typically occurs in three stages:

Placement

The introduction of illicit funds into the financial or gaming system. Examples include:

  • Purchasing gaming chips or credits with cash and redeeming them with little or no play;
  • Funding player accounts via credit cards, prepaid cards, bank transfers, or cryptocurrency and then immediately requesting withdrawals;
  • Depositing funds into gaming machines and rapidly cashing out;
  • Using multiple payment methods to obscure the origin of funds.

Layering

The process of separating illicit proceeds from their source through complex financial transactions. This may involve:

  • Transfers between multiple player accounts or jurisdictions;
  • Currency exchanges or structuring transactions below reporting thresholds;
  • Use of casinos or gambling platforms to move and store funds;
  • Converting funds between fiat and cryptocurrency to disrupt audit trails.

Integration

The stage at which laundered funds are re-introduced into the economy as apparently legitimate assets. Examples include:

  • Purchase of luxury assets or property;
  • Investment in commercial or gaming enterprises;
  • Financial investments made using proceeds that appear lawful.

PROLIFERATION FINANCING

Financing of proliferation (FP) is the provision of funds for the manufacture, acquisition, possession, development, export, trans-shipment, brokering, transport, transfer, stockpiling or use of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and their means of delivery and related materials.

TERRORIST FINANCING

Terrorist financing is defined as:

  • The allocation or raising of funds to plan or perform acts which are deemed to be acts of terrorism or to finance operations of terrorist organizations, or in the knowledge that the funds allocated or raised will be used for the aforementioned purposes.

The most basic difference between financing of terrorism and money laundering involves the origin of the funds. Terrorist financing uses funds for an illegal political purpose, but the money is not necessarily derived from illicit proceeds. Money laundering always involves the proceeds of illegal activity. There is a need for the terrorist group to disguise the link between it and its legitimate funding sources. In doing so, the terrorists use methods similar to those criminal organizations use to launder money like cash smuggling, structuring, wire transfers, purchase of monetary instruments, use of debit and credit cards. While ML is concerned with obscuring the source of funds, FT is mostly concerned with obscuring the end recipient of the funds.

HIGH RISK COUNTRY

A high-risk country is defined as: A country or territory where the risk of money laundering, terrorism or financial or other crime is considered to be higher than other countries or territories, as may be determined by organizations such as:

  • Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Money Val
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)
  • European Union
  • United Nations

The term high risk can be applied to either the country or jurisdiction or to nationals, citizens or residents of the country or jurisdiction. Equally, nationals, citizens or residents of high-risk countries or jurisdictions may be subject to Sanctions checks preventing or limiting a business relationship.

POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSON (PEP)

A Politically Exposed Person is defined by the National Ordinance on Identification when Rendering Services (NOIRS) as:

  • an individual or person who holds or has a prominent public function with the exception of those who have held this position for less than a year, and the immediate family members or close associates of these persons.

SANCTIONS

Sanctions may be imposed on countries, companies or individuals.

Sanctions listed individuals are defined as:

  • individuals subject to regulatory or financial sanctions or enforcements, known terrorists, money launderers, fraudsters and black-listed persons.

Targeted financial sanctions require countries to freeze funds and assets and to ensure that no funds and other assets are made available, directly, or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any designated persons or entities.

FIAT CURRENCY

Fiat currency is currency that is issued and declared to be legal tender by a national government such as British pound, or a political or economic coalition such as the EU and the Euro. It is issued by a central authority and whilst transactions can be peer to peer most electronic transactions are facilitated by a third-party payment processor.

CRYPTO (DIGITAL) CURRENCY

Crypto currency is a digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by a centralized authority or payment processor.

It works in the same way as fiat currency in that it has a monetary value and can be transferred in exchange for goods or services.

The decentralization and strong encryption used to transfer cryptocurrencies allows users to make transactions without disclosing personal information, providing end users with anonymity, and therefore increasing the risks of money laundering or links to crime.

RISK BASED APPROACH

The Company is committed to taking a risk-based approach through its Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program. Its primary goal is to protect the organization against money laundering and to ensure that the organization is in full compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

The company will implement a set of policies and practices to identify and mitigate risks including:

  • identify and assess the level of risk (low to very high)
  • assess the impact of risks identified
  • identify and implement controls to mitigate against the risk and its impact
  • ensure on-going monitoring to evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of the controls
  • periodically review and update its risk management policies and processes in accordance with events, the introduction of new products or technology or changes in laws and regulations.

The company will conduct a full assessment in relation to identifying and implementing controls to mitigate:

BUSINESS RISKS (BRA)

  • e-commerce
  • sector specific
  • partners, suppliers and associates
  • employee
  • National Risk Assessment (NRA) 9

CUSTOMER RISKS (CRA), PRODUCT RISKS (PRA), TECHNOLOGY RISKS (TRA)

  • geographical and location
  • PEPs and Sanctions
  • customer interactions
  • product risks
  • payments risks
  • channel risks
  • technology risks

The company shall also properly document all its risk assessments, including everything that has been done and the reason for this being done.

CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE

The Company will apply appropriate customer due diligence measures to all customers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Due to the technical and virtual nature of crypto (digital) currencies, initial due diligence will also include checks relating to technical identifiers.

Through the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program, the company shall implement the appropriate set of procedures and policies and processes for identification of the player by collecting the relevant information to:

  • to establish the purpose and nature of the business relationship
  • to verify player’s, identify and age
  • to assess any and all risks that might be associated with the player
  • to build a customer profile
  • to assess how the player is going to act within the framework of the business relationship

DUE DILIGENCE

The Company will apply due diligence checks as part of its customer registration (onboarding) procedures.

The company is to undertake Customer Due Diligence measures when:

  • On first withdrawal regardless the amount
  • Cumulative deposits reach $10,000 or equivalent (Note: A transaction can be a single occurrence or a series, combination, or pattern of transactions that collectively exceed the monetary equivalent of $10,000)
  • there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing
  • Politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their family members and associates
  • Players from high-risk jurisdictions identified by the FATF
  • Complex or unusually large transactions with no apparent economic purpose

Upon first withdrawal the Company shall conduct minimum, or enhanced, due diligence checks, depending on the risk scenario, where the following information will be collected:

  1. Date of birth
  2. Full name
  3. Permanent residential address
  4. Nationality
  5. Place of birth
  6. Identity number

In a low-risk scenarios, the company may limit the identification to only three personal details set out in (i) to (iii) above. However, in the high-risk situations the company shall consider collecting further personal details as necessary for mitigation of the higher risk of ML/TF.

Further to the above, Sanction screening and PEP status screening will also be performed, where the said checks are to take place prior entering the business relationship with the player or performing an occasional transaction for the first time with the player.

In instances where players are required to create an account to access demo games, and such accounts may also be used for paid games, the company is obliged to collect personal information from the player during the account registration process. This ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and facilitates the secure and seamless transition between demo and paid gaming experiences.

The company will check published lists of known or suspected terrorists or other sanctioned persons or companies:

For the PEP status screening the company might rely on the combination of internal open- source checks and third-party verification tools.

In addition to the due diligence checks conducted prior to the establishment of a business relationship, the Company will also verify at registration, and thereafter every log-in, deposit and withdrawal:

  • email address
  • device (hardware) machine fingerprint
  • IP address
  • browser information

Information is being cross-checked using a combination of technology and internal tools to identify links and associations with any other active or historical accounts.

Where such a link is identified the customer account will be suspend pending additional checks to establish the operator (controller) of the account and eliminate any risk of multi- accounting or use of bots.

These technical checks are also applied and used for customers using fiat currency but may not always form part of the initial due diligence check at on-boarding.

Customers that do not pass due diligence or are identified as a possible PEP or Sanctions listed individual will be subject to enhanced due diligence checks prior to having a business relationship established.

Enhanced due diligence will be conducted by a number of methods, including but is not limited to:

  • Verification based on personal documents e.g., passport, identity card, proof of address, etc.
  • Social media and publicly held data
  • Privilege information from other operators, sources
  • Financial or corporate data
  • Third-party data providers

There is a higher risk of cryptocurrency being associated with Sanctions listed individuals who may be the subject of regulatory or financial sanctions, or resident in a country or jurisdiction which is a subject to financial, regulatory or other sanctions, limiting or restricting their use of the established financial and payments eco-systems.

As a result, Sanctions checks form a key aspect of the initial due diligence applied to new customers using crypto (digital) currency.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

The company has a strong stance towards the account registration and engagement in transactions to be allowed only for those players, who act on their own behalf and out of their own will. The company stance is also stipulated in its General Terms and Conditions. All players are required to familiarize themselves with General Terms and Conditions and their agreement is recorded through the acceptance during the account registration.

PEPs & SANCTIONS:

The following persons shall be persons performing prominent public functions, and are subject to a PEP check:

a) a state, head of government, minister and deputy or assistant minister;

b) a member of parliament or of a similar legislative body, a member of a governing body of a political party, a member of a supreme court, a member of a court of auditors, or of the board of a central bank;

c) an ambassador, a chargé d'affaires or a high-ranking officer in armed forces;

d) a member of an administrative, management or supervisory body of a State-owned enterprise;

e) a director, deputy director or member of the board, or equivalent function, of an international organization, except middle-ranking or more junior officials.

1 ) The following persons are considered family members of a person performing prominent public functions:

a) the spouse, or a person considered to be equivalent to a spouse, of a politically exposed person or a local politically exposed person;

b) a child and their spouse, or a person considered to be equivalent to a spouse, of a politically exposed person or local politically exposed person;

c) a parent of a politically exposed person or local politically exposed person.

2 ) The following persons are considered close associates of a person performing prominent public functions:

a) a natural person who is known to be the beneficial owner or to have joint beneficial ownership of a legal person or a legal arrangement, or any other close business relations, with a politically exposed person or a local politically exposed person;

b) a natural person who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or legal arrangement which is known to have been set up for the de facto benefit of a politically exposed person or local politically exposed person.

Where a PEP is positively identified, the Company will conduct a full review and gain approval from the management board or service provider prior to establishing a business relationship.

The Company will conduct on-going PEP screening checks as part of its on-going due diligence procedures.

The following is taken into consideration:

  • the type of public function of the PEP;
  • the country from which the PEP originates;
  • the transactions that the PEP carries out.

This means that the measures taken can be tailored to the risks in a specific case. Screening for PEP status shall be carried out before establishing the business relationship or conducting the occasional transaction.

The Company will ensure that it conducts appropriate due diligence checks to identify any individuals that may be subject to regulatory or financial sanctions or enforcements, known terrorists, money launderers, fraudsters and black-listed persons.

Where a Sanctions listed individual is positively identified the Company will not establish a business relationship but will conduct a review to establish if a disclosure should be submitted to law enforcement and notify the management board and/or service provider.

The Company will conduct on-going Sanctions screening checks as part of its on-going due diligence procedures.

ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE

The Company will conduct enhanced due diligence irrespective of any other triggers or ‘red flags’ in the following circumstances:

a) in accordance with the Anjouan money laundering thresholds of $10,000 (or equivalent in any currency fiat or digital) for a single or consolidated deposit transaction for any customer;

b) where a customer makes a deposit using one payment method and wishes to withdraw to another where the ownership of each payment method is not verified e.g. using a pre- paid card or voucher.

In addition to the checks above, the Company will also conduct additional source checks, if applicable, to identify the provenance and origin of funds used, including but are not limited to:

  • Bank account bank statements
  • Proof of income or ownership of payment methods
  • Financial record and accounts • Source of Funds (SOF)
  • Source of Wealth (SOW)

The Company will conduct enhanced due diligence at any time where the customer’s risk profile or established pattern of behavior or activity changes based upon any number of ‘red flags’, including but not limited to:

  • where a potential customer is reluctant to provide supporting evidence to allow us to verify their identity and/or provide information on the entity we are potentially doing business with;
  • where a potential customer presents unusual, inconsistent or suspicious identification documentation;
  • where a customer or potential customer is reluctant to provide information in relation to the source of their wealth or funds;
  • where a customer uses multiple credit cards to deposit money within a short period of time, also known as ‘tumbling’
  • where a customer deposits a sum of money and makes a request to withdraw it having engaged in minimal or no gameplay;
  • where a customer is situated in a higher-risk jurisdiction or is identified as being listed on the international sanctions list (subject to the special procedure for U.S. sanctions described below);
  • where a customer is associated or linked with other customer accounts in any way (including active, dormant or suspended/terminated accounts)
  • where a customer attempts to opens several accounts using either variations of their own or different names;
  • where a customer’s registered location and active IP address does not match;
  • where the registered payment method details do not match the player's registered details;
  • where there is a mismatch between the customer's country of residence and the location of their method of payment;
  • where the customer logs into their account from multiple countries or attempts to circumvent geo-location controls to access the Company account from a prohibited jurisdiction;
  • where different players are identified as sharing bank accounts from which deposits or withdrawals are made;
  • where a customer uses one payment method to make a deposit and requests a withdrawal to be made to a different account;
  • where a customer attempts to hide the size of a large transaction by breaking it into multiple, smaller transactions;
  • where a customer engages in unusual or inconsistent gameplay or financial activity; and
  • other indicators of higher risk identified in the ‘Ongoing Monitoring’ section of this policy.

In situations presenting a higher risk of ML/TF, the Company shall request the source of funds information from time to time even though there may not be any change in pattern or activity conducted by the customer.

SIMPLIFIED DUE DILIGENCE

Where the risks of money laundering or terrorist financing are lower, the company will conduct simplified CDD measures, which shall take into account the nature of the lower risk.

The examples of the measures the company might choose in such scenarios to implement are, but not limited to:

  • not collecting specific information. If the risk assessment undertaken indicates a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, then it is only necessary for the company to obtain the player's identity. In this case casinos may limit identification to the first three personal details (I,ii,iii) in as stated under section 6 Due Diligence of this document
  • verifying the identity of the customer and the beneficial owner after the establishment of the business relationship
  • the extent of verification may also vary depending on the risk posed by the particular business relationship. In a low-risk situation, the company can also use alternative reputable information sources, even where these do not contain photographic evidence of the player's identity (e.g., birth certificates, bank statements, utility bill etc.)

Note: Only fixed-line telephone bills are accepted as valid proof of address for phone bills

  • the extent of personal details verified can also vary. In low-risk situations, the company shall only take the mandatory approach to verify the basic identification details, while the verification of any other personal details will be upon the company and its internal decision, as long as it has sufficient comfort that it knows who its customer is.
  • reducing the frequency of customer identification updates.
  • Reducing the degree of on-going monitoring and scrutinizing transactions, based on a reasonable monetary threshold

Simplified CDD measures shall not be applied by the company in those cases, where a reasonable suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing, or where specific higher-risk scenarios apply.

THE TERMINATION OF THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

In the cases where the above conditions under part 6 of this document cannot be met, the company shall not establish the business relationship with the customer. In those cases where the business relationship is already established, however there is a reasonable ground for suspicion of any ML/FT/PF activity, the company might also terminate the business relationship with the customer. This action would be followed by an appropriate report to the respective FIU. Termination of the business relationship might also occur in those scenarios where the player is reluctant to provide the sufficient documentation to verify the player’s identity.

In all the scenarios the company will document all the factors and information it has in its disposal as well as the steps taken in order to make the necessary documentation and information available.

In those cases where the termination of the business relationship takes place, however there is no reason for the retention of funds, the company shall return the funds back to the player. This shall be done through the same channels used to receive the funds.

ONGOING MONITORING:

The Company has a continuing duty to conduct ongoing monitoring of all customer relationships and to be vigilant with regard to money laundering and terrorist financing at all times and to report any suspicious transactions or circumstances. The Company will monitor all customer transactions and activity in accordance with industry best practice, international recommendations and guidelines including but not limited to:

  • Player identity; player due diligence and identification data;
  • Player financial habits and behaviors, to ensure that the transactions are consistent with the licensee’s knowledge of the player’s risk profile;
  • Player gaming habits and behaviors to ensure that the transactions are consistent with the Company's knowledge of the player’s risk profile;
  • Individual or linked transactions which are complex or unusually large with no apparent economic or lawful purpose;
  • Unusual patterns of transactions with no apparent economic or lawful purpose;
  • Transactions which exceed certain limits with no apparent economic or lawful purpose;
  • Very high account turnover inconsistent with the balance;
  • Transactions or behaviors which are outside of the player’s regular activity pattern;

The conditions of ongoing monitoring such as frequency or the extent of the checks shall be determined by the risk level assigned during the stage of risk assessing the customer.

Where the Company is not able to complete due diligence checks it will suspend the business relationship until such time as all checks have been satisfactorily completed.

Where the Company suspects or believes there is a risk of money laundering or terrorist financing it will submit a report to the relevant law enforcement authority.

CRYPTOCURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

Due to the higher level of risk associated with cryptocurrencies the Company will apply additional due diligence requirements and security checks to those customers and accounts who wish to deposit and transact using crypto currencies.

The due diligence and security checks detailed below are in addition to the checks already applied to customers using fiat currencies, not instead of.

Where the Company is not able to complete any check to its satisfaction it will suspend the customer account until such time as checks have been completed.

Where it is not able to complete all necessary checks or assure itself of either the identity of the customer or the source of funding, the matter will be referred to the management board and /or service provider for review and final decision.

Where the decision is to terminate the relationship any retained customer funds will be held in a seized funds account and declared as part of any suspicious activity report made to law enforcement.

DEPOSITS & WITHDRAWALS:

Due to the enhanced risks associated with crypto (digital) currencies the Company will apply specific checks to customers and transactions made using non-fiat currencies.

Such checks will be conducted at each deposit and withdrawal request made by any customer until such time that the Company has established a risk profile for the player.

The Company employs a combination of analytical tools, ongoing monitoring, and verification checks which may enable the linking of a cryptocurrency address to a specific individual. To support this process, the Company has implemented a dedicated dashboard that allows for real-time monitoring of transactions, including wallet addresses associated with payments, with all relevant transactional data attached and recorded.

In addition, the Company utilizes a Backoffice system to monitor the source and destination of funds, including the identification of wallet addresses used for both deposits and withdrawals.

Any identified “red flags” indicating multiple, linked, or suspicious use of cryptocurrency addresses will trigger an internal investigation. In such cases, the transfer of funds and the relevant customer account may be temporarily suspended pending the outcome of the investigation, including an assessment of whether activity originating from a group or cluster of addresses is consistent with the customer’s expected and legitimate behavior

REPORTING SUSPICIONS AND UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS

The Company shall submit a formal suspicious activity report to law enforcement in respect of any individual that is positively identified as being on a Sanctions list, in accordance with the process set out in the Company’s AML Policy.

In accordance with Article 13(2) Anjouan Money Laundering (Prevention) Act 008 of 2005 the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the company must report any unusual or suspicious transactions which may be linked to money laundering, the financing of terrorism or other criminal activity. The company is required to detect and report not only suspicious transactions, but also unusual transactions. This is achieved by having adequate procedures in place where the following areas are being covered:

  1. The recognition of unusual transactions
  2. The Documentation of unusual transactions
  3. The reporting of unusual transactions

An unusual transaction can be a single or a series or a combination of transactions inconsistent with the player's profile. The Company management is also to provide its staff with specific guidance and training in recognizing and adequately documenting unusual transactions.

The following transactions or intended transactions are deemed unusual:

  1. Transactions which in connection with money laundering or terrorism financing are reported to the Police or to the Department of Justice;
  2. Transactions in the amount of $ 10,000 or more regardless whether the transaction is made in any form of payment, or through electronic or other non- physical means. This includes but is not limited to:

a. A cashless transaction in the amount of $ 10,000 or more. A cashless transaction is a transfer from a bank account of the casino to a local or international bank account, at the request of the client.

b. Accepting or releasing a deposit in the amount of $ 10,000 or more at the request of the client;

c. A cash out in the amount of $ 10,000 or more;

d. Rapid movement of funds between accounts.

e. Transactions involving high-risk jurisdictions.

The Company is also required to report both actual and intended (attempted) transactions.

Where there are any concerns regarding any customer or any actual or attempted transaction, employees should in the first instance send an internal report to the Compliance Officer / Money Laundering Reporting Officer. The steps to making a formal report as are follows:

  1. An internal suspicious transaction report must be made to the Compliance Officer / Money Laundering Reporting Officer immediately.
  2. The Compliance Officer / Money Laundering Reporting Officer will have 24 hours to report these transactions to the Anjouan Licensing Services.
  3. The report sent by the Compliance officer shall include detailed descriptions of the activity, player information, and supporting evidence.

RECORD-KEEPING

The Compliance Officer / Money Laundering Reporting Officer will maintain a full record of and notify the management board and/or the service provider of the following:

  • all internal reports received;
  • review and decision-making process;
  • all formal unusual (suspicious) transaction reports made to the FIU
  • all individuals that are identified as a PEP
  • all individuals that are identified as a possible Sanctions listed individual and the outcome of any review of that individual

The Company shall store and maintain for a period of minimum 5 years all necessary records on transactions. All records obtained through Due Diligence measures (such as ID cards, driving licenses, passports, and more) shall be also kept for a minimum period of 5 years since the date of the last occasional transaction or since the day due to which the business relationship with the customer has ended.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION

An anti-money laundering program is an essential component of the Company compliance regime. The primary goal of the program is to protect the organization against money laundering and to ensure that the organization is in full compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

The core elements the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program is addressing, are:

  1. A system of internal policies, procedures and controls;
  2. A designated compliance officer with day-to-day oversight over the AML program;
  3. An employee screening program and ongoing employee training program; and
  4. An independent audit function to test the AML program.

The Company tests the anti-money laundering program systematically and adapts the program to the current risks that arise within the Company's own organization. The AML program has the approval of senior management.

INTERNAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS

The Company is committed to combat any possible abuse of its facilities, products and services for purpose of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and the Proliferation Financing. For this purpose, the Company puts in place specifically designed policies, procedures and controls which are being periodically revisited to ensure their ongoing efficiency of their design.

This policy is in place as the master policy of the Company for AML/CTF/PF areas, where further details on practices and guidelines are included in the Companies’ AML/CFT/PF procedures and internal controls. All policies, procedures and controls are reviewed and approved by senior management or the board of directors.

THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMPLIANCE OFFICER

The Company shall formally designate a senior officer at management level and independent from the game’s operations, responsible for the detection and deterrence of money laundering and terrorist financing. The Company will also ensure that the designated individual has sufficient experience, time and resources in order the perform this role and its responsibilities.

The duties of the Compliance Officer are, but not limited to:

  • To design, implement and maintain the AML program;
  • To verify adherence to local laws and regulations regarding the detection and deterrence of money laundering and terrorist financing;
  • To review compliance with the Company’s policy and procedures;
  • To organize training sessions for the staff on various compliance-related issues;
  • To analyze transactions and verify whether any are subject to reporting according to the indicators mentioned in the Ministerial Decree regarding the Indicators for Unusual Transactions;
  • To review all internally reported unusual transactions for their completeness and accuracy with other sources;
  • To keep records of internally and externally reported unusual transactions;
  • To execute closer investigation of unusual transactions if necessary;
  • To prepare the external report of unusual transactions;

The above-mentioned responsibilities shall be included in the job description of the compliance officer. The job description shall be signed off and dated by the officer, indicating his/her acceptance of the entrusted responsibilities.

THE EMPLOYEE SCREENING AND ONGOING TRAINING PROGRAM

All new employees are subject to screening for criminal background and designated procedures are in place for the onboarding process. The Company also has a training program in place for its both new and current staff. All employees are receiving training / re- training based on their role designation and the time period passed since the initial training.

All new employees who will handle customers or their transactions, irrespective of their level of seniority, shall receive the training of the nature and process of Money Laundering and Terrorist financing. This also extends to any and all the Company’s audit staff, AML Compliance staff, supervisors and managers, senior managers and the board of directors.

Following records shall be also kept at all times in the designated training register:

  • Details on the content of the training programs;
  • The names of the staff members who have received the training;
  • The date on which the training was provided;
  • The results of any testing carried out to measure staff understanding of money laundering and terrorist financing requirements; and
  • An ongoing training plan.

AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT FUNCTION

An independent audit is being performed on the Company’s AML Compliance Program on an annual basis, to test the robustness and efficiency of the AML policies, procedures and controls. The audit is performed by the Company’s independent internal audit team. The sets of tests shall include, but not be limited to:

  • An evaluation of the institution's anti- money laundering, counter terrorist financing and counter financing of proliferation manuals;
  • Customer's file review;
  • Compliance management;
  • Performance of transaction testing;
  • Assessment of training adequacy;
  • Assessment of compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
  • Evaluation of the system's ability to identify unusual activity;
  • Interviews with employees who handle transactions and with their supervisors;
  • A sampling of unusual transactions on and beyond the threshold(s) followed by a review of compliance with the internal and external policies and reporting requirements; and
  • An assessment of the adequacy of the record retention system.

The scope of the testing and the testing results shall be documented, with any deficiencies reported to senior management and/or the Board of Supervisory Directors, and to the designated officers with a request to take prompt corrective actions by a certain deadline.

Restricted Jurisdictions

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Comoros
  • France
  • Germany
  • Netherland
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
  • All FATF Blacklisted countries