In response to the scale and effect of money laundering the Hong Kong Government, in common with many other countries, has passed legislation designed to prevent money laundering and to combat terrorism.
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) AND KNOW-YOUR-CUSTOMER (KYC) POLICY
The BTC Shop Hong Kong AML Policy is designed to prevent money laundering by meeting the Hong Kong AML legislation obligations including the need to have adequate systems and controls to mitigate the risk of being used to facilitate financial crime.
BTC Shop Hong Kong insists on a comprehensive and thorough KYC and AML compliance framework. This includes monitoring of suspicious transactions and obligatory reporting to local regulators and other compliance bodies.
BTC Shop Hong Kong reserves the right to refuse registration to persons from jurisdictions that do not meet international AML standards.
BTC Shop Hong Kong reserves the right to carry out customer diligence verification of its users and their transactions. Enhanced customer review will be carried out periodically as part of our ongoing risk assessment. In addition to this, any attempt to abuse BTC Shop Hong Kong or its platform will result in immediate account suspension and reporting violations to respective authorities.
The BTC Shop Hong Kong AML and KYC policies are as follows:
First time traders will be required to verify their identity in line with BTC Shop Hong Kong KYC policy. This includes submission of your government ID. Valid ID includes a passport or Hong Kong national card. Other forms of ID and address verification will not be accepted. You may not start trading until validation has been completed.