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flag Bank of Scotland fined £160K for sending £77K to sanctioned Russian-linked UK citizen due to undetected name variation.

flag Bank of Scotland was fined £160,000 by the UK’s OFSI for processing 24 payments totaling £77,383 to a sanctioned individual in February 2023. flag The breach occurred because a name variation on a UK passport used to open a Halifax account went undetected by the bank’s automated screening system. flag The individual, a British citizen linked to Russia sanctions, was identified during a PEP review. flag The penalty was halved due to the bank’s voluntary disclosure and cooperation. flag Lloyds Banking Group said it acted swiftly and strengthened compliance controls.

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