Digital commerce company Payoneer has agreed to pay 1.4 million US dollars in fines to the U.S. Department of the Treasury



The US Treasury Department stated on July 23 local time that Payoneer, a US digital commerce company, has agreed to pay the Treasury Department 1.4 million U.S. dollars as a fine for violating sanctions. According to the Treasury Department, Pioneer is a publicly traded online remittance company headquartered in New York.


The company has handled payment issues for parties in countries and regions sanctioned by the United States, such as Iran, Sudan, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine, and has represented sanctioned persons on the list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Ministry of Finance 19 payments were made.


The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that Pianying Company had 2,260 violations of sanctions from 2013 to 2018, and that the company’s sanctions compliance program (involving screening, testing, auditing, and transaction review procedures) was flawed, resulting in The sanctioned party can participate in transactions worth more than US$800,000. At present, the company has agreed to pay a fine of 1,400,0301.4 US dollars and reach a settlement with the Ministry of Finance, and take measures to solve the company's sanctions and compliance program deficiencies.


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數字商務公司派安盈已同意向美國財政部支付140萬美元罰金


美國財政部當地時間7月23日表示,美國數字商務公司派安盈(Payoneer)已同意向財政部支付140萬美元,作為其違反制裁規定的罰金。財政部表示,派安盈是一家總部位於紐約的公開交易在線匯款公司。


該公司曾為伊朗、蘇丹、敘利亞和烏克蘭克裏米亞地區等受美國制裁的國家和地區的各方處理付款問題,並曾代表財政部外國資產管制辦公室(OFAC)名單上的受制裁人員處理了19筆付款。


美國財政部稱,派安盈公司在2013年至2018年期間有2260起違反制裁規定的行為,且該公司的制裁合規計劃(涉及篩選、測試、審計和交易審查程序)存在缺陷,導致受制裁方能夠參與價值超過80萬美元的交易。目前該公司已同意支付1400301.4美元的罰金和財政部達成和解,並采取措施來解決該公司制裁合規計劃的缺陷。


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数字商务公司派安盈已同意向美国财政部支付140万美元罚金


美国财政部当地时间7月23日表示,美国数字商务公司派安盈(Payoneer)已同意向财政部支付140万美元,作为其违反制裁规定的罚金。财政部表示,派安盈是一家总部位于纽约的公开交易在线汇款公司。


该公司曾为伊朗、苏丹、叙利亚和乌克兰克里米亚地区等受美国制裁的国家和地区的各方处理付款问题,并曾代表财政部外国资产管制办公室(OFAC)名单上的受制裁人员处理了19笔付款。

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