AML Policy of Curacao Co N.V.
Last updated: 20-Oct-2023
For Cash Deposits and Cash Withdrawals.
AMLI Anti-Money-Laundering policy of nabcasino.com
Introduction
NAB Casino is operated by New Age N.V., having its office at Abraham de Veerstraat 9 Willemstad, Curacao. Company Registration number 161385.
Objective of the AML Policy
We seek to offer the highest security to all of our users and customers on NAB Casino, for that a three step account verification is done in order to insure the identity of our customers.
The reason behind this is to prove that the details of the person registered are correct and the deposit methods used are not stolen or being used by someone else, which is to create the general framework for the fight against money laundering.
We also take into account that depending on the nationality and origin, the way of payment and for withdrawing different safety measurements must be taken.
nabcasino.com also puts reasonable measures in place to control and limit ML risk, including dedicating the appropriate means.
NAB Casino is committed to high standards of anti-money laundering (AML) according to the EU guidelines, compliance and requires management & employees to enforce these standards in preventing the use of its services for money laundering purposes.
The AML program of NAB Casino is designed to be compliant with
- EU : “Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of The Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering”
- EU : “Regulation 2015/847 on information accompanying transfers of funds”
- EU : Various regulations imposing sanctions or restrictive measures against persons and embargo on certain goods and technology, including all dual-use goods
- BE : “Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering limitation of the use of cash
Definition of Money Laundering
Money Laundering is understood as:
- The conversion or transfer of property, especially money, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity or from taking part in such activity, to conceal or disguise the illegal origin of the property or of helping any person who is involved in the commission of such an activity to evade the legal consequences of that person's or companies action;
- The concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, or rights with respect to, or ownership of, property, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity or from an act of participation in such activity;
- The acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing, at the time of receipt, that such property was derived from criminal activity or from assisting in such an activity;
- Participation in, association to commit, attempts to commit and aiding, abetting, facilitating and counseling the commission of any of the actions referred to in points before.
Money laundering shall be regarded as such even when the activities which generated the property to be laundered were carried out in the territory of another Member State or in that of a third country.
Organization of the AML for NAB Casino
In accordance with the AML legislation, NAB Casino has appointed the “highest level” for the prevention of ML: The full management of New Age N.V. is in charge.
Furthermore, an AMLCO (Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer) is in charge of the enforcement of the AML policy and procedures within the System.
The AMLCO is placed under the direct responsibility of the General Management
AML policy changes and implementation requirements:
Each major change of nabcasino.com AML policy is subject to be approved by the general management of New Age N.V. and the Anti money laundering compliance officer.
Three-step Verification
- Step one verification:
Every user and customer must complete step one verification to withdraw. This verification must be done first regarding the choice of payment, the payment amount, the choice of withdrawal, and the user/customer's nationality. It is a document that must be filled out by the user/customer himself.
The following information must be filled out: first name, second name, date of birth, country of usual residence, gender and full address.
- Step two verification:
Step two verification must be done by every user who deposits over 2000$ (two thousand dollars) or withdraws over 2000$ (two thousand dollars). Until step two verification is done, the withdrawal, tip, or deposit will be held.
The step to verification will lead the user or customer to a subpage where he must send in his ID.
The user/customer must take a picture of his ID. While a paperclip with a six-digit random generated number is next to his ID:
Only an official ID may be used for ID verification; depending on the country, the variety of accepted IDs may be different.
There will also be an electronic check to see if the filled-in data from step one verification is correct. The electronic check will check via two different data banks to ensure the information matches the filled document and the name from the ID: If the electronic test fails or is not possible, the user/customer is required to send in a confirmation of his current residence.
A certificate of registration by the government or a similar document is required.
- Step three verification:
The verification of the third step must be carried out by any user who deposits more than $5,000 (five thousand dollars), withdraws more than $5,000 (five thousand dollars), or sends more than $3,000 (three thousand dollars) to another user. Until the verification of the third step is completed, the withdrawal, tip, or deposit will be suspended. For step 3, a user/client will need to provide proof of the source of their wealth.
Customer identification and verification (KYC)
The formal identification of customers on entry into commercial relations is a vital element, for both anti-money laundering regulations and the KYC policy.
This identification is based on the following fundamental principles:
A copy of your passport, ID card, or driver's licence, each next to a handwritten note with six randomly generated numbers. Additionally, a second image featuring the user's/customer's face is required.
The user/customer may blur out every information, except date of birth, nationality, gender, first name, second name and the picture. This serves to protect privacy.
Please note that all four corners of the ID must be visible in the same image, and all details, apart from those mentioned above, must be clearly legible. We might ask for all details if necessary.
An employee may do additional checks if necessary, based on the situation.
Proof of Address
Proof of address will be done via different electronic checks, which use two different databases.
If an electronic test fails, the user/customer has the option to make a manual proof.
A recent utility bill sent to your registered address, issued within the last 3 months or an official document made by the government that proves your state of residence.
To make the approval process as speedy as possible, please make sure the document is sent with a clear resolution where all four corners of the document are visible, and all text is readable.
For example: An electricity bill, water bill, bank statement or any governmental post addressed to you.
An employee may do additional checks if necessary, based on the situation.
Source of funds
If a player deposits over five thousand euros there is a process of understanding the source of wealth (SOW)
Examples of SOW are:
● Ownership of business
● Employment
● Inheritance
● Investment
● Family
The origin and legitimacy of that wealth must be clearly understood. If this is not possible an employee may ask for an additional document or proof.
The account will be frozen if the same user deposits either this amount in one go or multiple transactions that amount to this. An email will be sent to them manually to go through the above and information on the website itself.
NAB Casino also asks for a bank wire/credit card to further ensure the Identity of the user/customer.
It also gives additional information about the financial situation of the user/customer.
Basic document for step one:
The basic document will be accessible via the settings page on NAB Casino.
Every user has to fill out the following information:
● First name
● Second name
● Nationality
● Gender
● Date of Birth
The document will be saved and created by an AI, and an employee may do additional checks if necessary based on the situation.
Risk management
In order to deal with the different risks and different states of wealth in different regions on the earth NAB Casino will categorize every nation into three different regions of risk.
Region one: Low risk:
For every nation from region one the three-step verification is done as described earlier.
Region two: Medium risk:
For every nation from Region two, the three-step verification will be done at lower deposit, withdrawal and tip amounts. Step one will be done as usual. Step two will be done after depositing 1000$ (one thousand Dollars), withdrawing 1000$ (one thousand Dollars) or tipping another user/customer 500$ (five hundred Dollars.) Step three will be done after depositing 2500$ (two thousand five hundred Dollars), withdrawing 2500$ (two thousand five hundred Dollars) or tipping another user/customer 1000$ (one thousand Dollars). Also, users from a low-risk region that change cryptocurrency to any other currency will be treated like users/customers from a medium-risk region.
Region three: High risk:
Regions of high risk will be banned. High-risk regions will be regularly updated to keep up with the changing environment of a fast-changing world.
Additional Measurements
In addition, an AI which is overseen by the AML compliance officer will look for any unusual behaviour and report it right away to an employee of nabcasino.com
According to a risk-based perspective and general experience, the human employees will recheck all checks which are done before by the AI or other employees and may redo or do additional checks according to the situation.
Furthermore, a data Scientist supported by modern electronic analytic systems will look for unusual behaviour such as: Depositing and withdrawing without longer Betting sessions. Attempts to use a different Bank account for Deposit and Withdrawal, nationality changes, currency changes, behaviour and activity changes as well as checks, if an account is used by it´s original owner.
Additionally, a user must use the same method for withdrawals that they used for deposits, specifically for the amount of the original deposit, in order to prevent money laundering.
Enterprise-wide risk assessment
As part of its risk-based approach, nabcasino.com has conducted an AML “Enterprise-wide risk assessment” (EWRA) to identify and understand risks specific to NAB Casino and its business lines. The AML risk policy is determined after identifying and documenting the risks inherent to its business lines such as the services the website offers. The Users to whom services are offered, transactions performed by these Users, delivery channels used by the bank, the geographic locations of the bank’s operations, customers and transactions and other qualitative and emerging risks.
The identification of AML risk categories is based on NAB Casino understanding of regulatory requirements, regulatory expectations and industry guidance. Additional safety measures are taken to take care of the additional risks the world wide web brings with it.
The EWRA is yearly reassessed.
Ongoing Transaction Monitoring
AML-Compliance ensures that an “ongoing transaction monitoring” is conducted to detect transactions that are unusual or suspicious compared to the customer profile.
This transaction monitoring is conducted on two levels:
The first Line of Control:
NAB Casino works solely with trusted Payment Service Providers who all have effective AML policies in place to prevent the large majority of suspicious deposits onto nabcasino.com from taking place without proper execution of KYC procedures onto the potential customer.
The second Line of Control:
NAB Casino makes its network aware so that any contact with the customer, player or authorized representative must give rise to the exercise of due diligence on transactions on the account concerned. In particular, these include:
- Requests for the execution of financial transactions on the account;
- Requests with means of payment or services on the account;
Also, the three-step verification with adjusted risk management should provide all necessary information about all customers of NAB Casino at all times.
Also, all transactions must be overseen by employees over-watched by the AML compliance officer who is over-watched by the general management.
The specific transactions submitted to the customer support manager, possibly through their Compliance Manager must also be subject to due diligence.
Determination of the unusual nature of one or more transactions essentially depends on a subjective assessment, concerning the knowledge of the customer (KYC), their financial behaviour and the transaction counterparty.
These checks will be done by an automated System, while an Employee cross-checks them for additional security.
The transactions observed on customer accounts for which it is difficult to gain a proper understanding of the lawful activities and origin of funds must therefore rapidly be considered atypical (as they are not directly justifiable).
Any NAB Casino staff member must inform the AML division of any atypical transactions which they observe and cannot attribute to a lawful activity or source of income known of the customer.
The third Line of Control:
As a last line of defence against AML nabcasino.com will do manual checks on all suspicious and higher-risk users to fully prevent money laundering.
If fraud or Money Laundering is found the authorities will be informed.
Reporting of Suspicious transactions on NAB Casino
In its internal procedures, nabcasino.com describes in precise terms, for the attention of its staff members, when it is necessary to report and how to proceed with such reporting.
Reports of atypical transactions are analyzed within the AML team in accordance with the precise methodology fully described in the internal procedures.
Depending on the result of this examination and based on the information gathered the AML team:
- Will decide whether it is necessary or not to send a report to the FIU, following the legal obligations provided in the Law of 18 September 2017;
- Will decide whether or not it is necessary to terminate the business relations with the customer.
Procedures
The AML rules, including minimum KYC standards, will be translated into operational guidance or procedures that are available on the Intranet site of nabcasino.com
Record keeping
Records of data obtained for the purpose of identification must be kept for at least ten years after the business relationship has ended.
Records of all transaction data must be kept for at least ten years following the carrying-out of the transactions or the end of the business relationship.
These data will be safely, encrypted, and stored offline and online.
Training
NAB Casino human employees will make manual controls on a risk-based approval for which they get special training.
The training and awareness program is reflected by its usage:
- A mandatory AML training program following the latest regulatory evolutions, for all in touch with finances
- Academic AML learning sessions for all new employees
The content of this training program has to be established in accordance with the kind of business the trainees are working for and the posts they hold. These sessions are given by an AML-specialist working in the New Age N.V. AML team.
Auditing
Internal audit regularly establishes missions and reports about AML activities.
Data Security
All data given by any user/customer will be kept secure, will not be sold or given to anyone else. Only if forced by law, or to prevent money laundering data may be shared with the AML-authority of the affected state.
NAB Casino will follow all guidelines and rules of the data protection directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC)
Contact us
If you have any questions about our AML and KYC Policy, please contact us:
● By email: [email protected]
If you have any complaints about our AML and KYC Policy or about the checks done on your Account and your Person, please contact us:
● By email: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Purpose of NAB Casino's AML Policy?
Our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policy aims to ensure the highest security for our users by verifying their identities and preventing the use of stolen deposit methods. This helps us maintain a safe environment for online gambling, including cryptocurrency gambling and bitcoin casino activities.
How does NAB Casino verify my account?
We use a three-step verification process to confirm your identity. This involves providing personal information, submitting identification documents, and verifying your source of funds.
These steps are crucial for ensuring the security of our bitcoin betting and live casino services.