Earlier this year, the new Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance (Cap 615, Laws of Hong Kong) was enacted which resulted in changes to requirements relating to Anti Money Laundering screening that impacts clients with accounts opened with Hong Kong regulated financial institutions. A broadcast message has been placed in the CitiDirect Online® banking platform for the attention of all users with access to accounts opened with Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch.
These changes, effective 1st April 2012, require CitiDirect Online® banking users with payment authoriser and/or payment release ability to provide proof of Identity in order to transact on Hong Kong accounts. The proof of identity must be certified true by an independent suitable certifier of an FATF or equivalent country, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details.
If the documentation is not received, the user may lose his/her ability to authorise and/or release payments against those account(s) opened with Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch until such time as the required documentation is provided.
Documents for Hong Kong must be sent by registered post or courier to the following address:
Citibank N.A. Hong Kong Branch
Electronic Banking Service (AMLO), Client Experience,
9/F, Citi Tower, One Bay East,
83 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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