Add AML use cases.
authorManu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:16:41 -0400
changeset 440 4975e47b9a5b
parent 439 1f6f3ab07582
child 441 20a1524c6794
Add AML use cases.
latest/use-cases/index.html
--- a/latest/use-cases/index.html	Mon Jul 13 12:24:11 2015 -0400
+++ b/latest/use-cases/index.html	Mon Jul 13 13:16:41 2015 -0400
@@ -1622,27 +1622,29 @@
 service provider authorizes access to a particular <a>payment instrument</a>:
             <ul>
               <li>
-A bank performs KYC clearing on a continuous basis to ensure that their
+BigBank performs KYC clearing on a continuous basis to ensure that their
 customers are properly vetted before participating in financial transactions.
               </li>
               <li>
-A wealth management provider must ensure that their customer's are
-accredited investors before allowing them to directly manage certain
+Multigen, a wealth management company, must ensure that their customer's
+are accredited investors before allowing them to directly manage certain
 investments in their account.
               </li>
               <li>
-A central bank in an emerging nation enables independent mobile resellers to
+The Central Bank of Pakistan enables independent mobile resellers to
 perform minimal thumbprint-based KYC clearing in remote regions of the
 country.
               </li>
               <li>
-A medical drug reseller requires that a customer is licensed to practice
-medicine and write prescriptions for Class 2 medications (highly adictive
-drugs with a known medical use) before a purchase is allowed to proceed.
+Pharmaxis, a medical drug reseller, requires that a customer is licensed to
+practice medicine and write prescriptions for Class 2 medications (highly
+addictive drugs with a known medical use) before a purchase is allowed to
+proceed.
               </li>
               <li>
-A customer provides a set of KYC credentials at the time of transaction to
-meet transaction requirements managed by the financial institution and merchant.
+Dr. Kubo provides a set of explosives expert KYC credentials at the time of
+transaction to meet transaction requirements managed by the financial
+institution and merchant.
               </li>
             </ul>
           </dd>
@@ -1662,6 +1664,45 @@
           </dd>
         </dl>
 
+        <dl id="uc-" class="dl-horizontal">
+          <dt>AML</dt>
+          <dd>
+Financial service providers, and some merchants, are required to adhere to
+Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations by blocking transactions involving
+known bad actors or by reporting suspicious activity related to financial
+transactions:
+            <ul>
+              <li>
+Corresponda Bank's AML system notices an outgoing payment to an account listed
+as frozen by FinCEN and prevents the payment from proceeding.
+              </li>
+              <li>
+FasterPay, a payment service provider, notices tens of thousands of small
+transactions flowing from high-risk foreign accounts into a previously dormant 
+domestic account and automatically files a Suspicious Activity Report.
+              </li>
+              <li>
+The Flamingo, a casino, automatically files a Currency Transaction Report 
+when one of its systems detects a customer withdrawing over $10,000 USD 
+in winnings over the course of a day.
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </dd>
+          <dt>Target version</dt>
+          <dd>Uncategorized</dd>
+          <dt>Motivation</dt>
+          <dd>
+Financial service providers, and some merchants, are required to adhere to
+Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations by reporting suspicious activity 
+related to financial transactions or by blocking transactions involving
+known bad actors.
+          </dd>
+          <dt>Exceptions</dt>
+          <dd>
+If a <a>payee</a> detects that a <a>payer</a> is on an applicable blacklist, the
+transaction must not proceed.
+          </dd>
+        </dl>
 
           <dl id="uc-biometric" class="dl-horizontal">
             <dt>Biometric</dt>