The HSBC bank logo is seen at their offices in the Canary Wharf financial district in London.
LONDON Reuters - Britain's financial regulator said on Friday that HSBC had fined 63.95 million pounds $85.16 million for failing to comply with its anti-money laundering processes.
Three key parts of HSBC's transaction monitoring systems showed serious weaknesses over a period of eight years from March 31st 2010 to March 31st 2018, according to the Financial Conduct Authority FCA.
The regulators said that HSBC had failed a number of failings, including inadequate monitoring of money laundering and terrorist financing scenarios until 2014, and poor risk assessment of new scenarios after 2016 by the regulators.
HSBC was found to have had inappropriate testing and did not check the accuracy and completeness of data in monitoring systems.
Mark Steward, executive director at the FCA, said these failings were unacceptable and exposed the bank and community to avoidable risks.
The penalties of HSBC were deducted from 91 million pounds because of the findings, which led to its penalty being deducted from the findings, the regulator said.
A HSBC spokesperson said in a statement that they were pleased to resolve this matter, which relates to HSBC's legacy anti-money laundering systems and controls in the UK.
HSBC is committed to combating financial crime and protecting the integrity of the global financial system.