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What is the "Identification process" while opening accounts with a Banker?

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Question added by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.
Date Posted: 2015/01/11
Mohammed Salim Allana
by Mohammed Salim Allana , Compliance and Assurance Manager , United Arab Bank

The bank generally follow the basic due diligence process when on boarding a new client, such as valid passport copy with valid visa, driving license or national ID card to identify an individual. Followed by verification of these documents with originals to ensure that those are not fake.

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

When a person provides a document to a bank or is being identified by a person, who is known to the bank, it is called identification. Banks ask for identification before paying an order cheque or a demand draft across the counter.

I believe that this is a obligatory step, which is needed in order to verify the reliability of the client and verify his identity, documents, and so on. I read about it here https://www.kvalifika.com/blog/What-is-AML-and-Why-is-it-important when I was looking for information about new technologies that allow face recognition. These are really very interesting possibilities.

Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

Must be related to acquiring necessary documents, like an individual's proof of residence / ID, etc

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