European Trade Exchange Limited, doing business as Vertbase, complies with all applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it operates. European Trade Exchange Limited is registered as a Money Services business with FinCen. MSB Registration Number: 31000154315475
Last updated: March 3, 2018
Courts and jurisdictions are divided on whether or not digital and virtual currencies are a currency. Accordingly, digital and virtual currencies may or may not be "money" and, therefore, not subject to anti-money laundering statutes. European Trade Exchange limited has developed a set of anti-money laundering policies that you must agree to abide by. These policies are designed to meet strict standards, including the existence of systems and controls to mitigate the risk presented to any person who accesses or uses the service. This includes, but is not limited to:
European Trade Exchange, Customer Identity Program (“CIP) or KYC is an important part of our AML program. It helps us detect suspicious activity in a timely manner and prevent fraud. In accordance with this, in order to open an account, your identity must be verified, authenticated, and checked against government watch-lists, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"). If you are an individual, prior to opening an account, European Trade Exchange will collect, verify and authenticate the following information:
European Trade Exchange files required reports (i.e. Suspicious Activity Reports) if we know, suspect or have reason to suspect suspicious activities have occurred. A suspicious transaction is often one that is inconsistent with a customer's known and legitimate business, personal activities or personal means. Our compliance department monitors transaction to help identify unusual patterns of customer activity. In addition, all currency transactions over a determined amount are required to be reported to the US government (i.e. FinCEN). Our compliance department maintains records and supporting documentation of all reports filed.
All records are retained for seven (7) years and are readily available upon official request by an applicable examiner, regulator, or law enforcement agency.
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