FIU imposes over Rs 1.66 crore fine on Axis Bank for failing to detect fraud NSG account

The Financial Intelligence Unit has fined Axis Bank over Rs 1.66 crore for failure to detect and report suspicious transactions involving a fraudulent account created in the name of the NSG counter-terrorist force. The agency's order under the PMLA found Axis Bank employees complicit in a large-scale fraud. The bank was directed to review its monitoring mechanisms, improve data-sharing practices, and implement stringent employee screening and training programs.
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