TITLE: Ukraine's National Bank Applies Enforcement Measures to Four Banks and One Non-Bank Financial Institution
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On July 7, 2026, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) announced that it had applied enforcement measures to four banks and one non-bank financial institution in June 2026 for violations of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) legislation and foreign exchange regulations.
The NBU imposed the following measures: PUMB Bank received a fine of 10,000,000 Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) and a written warning for multiple violations including failure to conduct proper due diligence on new and existing customers, failure to apply enhanced due diligence measures for high-risk clients, failure to apply a risk-based approach to clients whose beneficial owners are citizens of states conducting armed aggression against Ukraine, and untimely reporting of threshold financial transactions. Ukrsibbank received a fine of 400,000 UAH for failing to develop and implement adequate internal AML/CTF documentation. Tascombank received a fine of 200,000 UAH for inadequate application of a risk-based approach in its operations. Universal Bank received a written warning for insufficient due diligence on existing customers. AI Lombard, a non-bank financial institution, received fines totalling 4,196,000 UAH and two written warnings for multiple violations including inadequate organisation and conduct of primary financial monitoring, failure to develop proper internal AML/CTF documentation, insufficient due diligence procedures, failure to apply a risk-based approach, inadequate measures for politically exposed persons, incomplete provision of information to the NBU, and violations of foreign exchange regulations including failure to document procedures for currency exchange operations and failure to maintain proper currency reserves.
These enforcement actions reflect the NBU's ongoing supervision of financial institutions' compliance with AML/CTF and foreign exchange legislation.