Australian regulator accepts PayPal units undertaking for money laundering laws

(Reuters) – Australia‘s financial crime regulator said on Friday it accepted an enforceable undertaking from payments giant PayPal Holdings’ local unit to ensure its compliance with the countrys anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

In 2019, AUSTRAC, which is tasked with ensuring compliance with the laws, had ordered PayPal Australia Pty Ltd to appoint an external auditor to look at fund transfers after the regulator identified concerns with its reporting obligations.

“PayPal Australia self-identified a reporting obligation issue to AUSTRAC. We have fully co-operated with AUSTRAC throughout their investigation…” a PayPal Australia spokesperson said.

AUSTRAC said in a statement that PayPal has already undertaken significant work, including an independent audit, to ensure its compliance with the anti-money laundering obligations.

(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)