Cyber fraud: How customers can prevent their bank accounts from being used as mule accounts
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- Step 1 · The triggerlaw enforcement busts mule-account syndicates and RBI issues protective guidance, elevating supervisory scrutiny on KYC/AML compliance
- Step 2 · Knock-onIndian banks tighten customer onboarding, enhance transaction monitoring, and raise compliance spending to avoid regulatory penalty
- Step 3 · Knock-onSME account-opening timelines lengthen and transaction holds increase as banks apply stricter filters
- Step 4 · Knock-onworking-capital velocity slows for SMEs in high-turnover or thin-margin businesses, raising implicit financing cost
- Step 5 · Reaches youidentity-verification providers and compliance-technology vendors capture expanded demand from banks and fintechs
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Source: livemint.com
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