{"id":19310,"date":"2022-04-13T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trulioo.com\/?p=19310"},"modified":"2023-07-31T23:52:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T23:52:56","slug":"kyc-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trulioo.com\/blog\/kyc\/kyc-china","title":{"rendered":"KYC in China &#8211; new requirements and considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China already has over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/1179\/internet-usage-in-china\/#topicHeader__wrapper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one billion internet users<\/a>&nbsp;and is the largest internet audience globally. New enhanced Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements in China are already written, and their enactment is coming soon (temporarily postponed from March 1, 2022.) Understanding and effectively implementing these <a href=\"\/blog\/customer-due-diligence-checklist\">Customer Due Diligence<\/a> procedures are critical for ensuring compliance and prospering in this significant market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, Know Your Customer (<a href=\"\/blog\/kyc\">KYC)<\/a> procedures are critical to assessing customer risk and a legal requirement to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws. Obliged entities include financial service organizations such as banking, wealth management, insurance and financing. Effective KYC involves knowing a customer\u2019s identity, their financial activities and the risk they pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatf-gafi.org\/media\/fatf\/documents\/reports\/fur\/Follow-Up-Report-China-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 follow-up report on China<\/a>, the country \u201chas made progress to address the above noted deficiencies\u201d in their AML initiatives, and the new requirements are a further step to ensure robust AML\/KYC regulations. The new requirements are called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=cf4718c1-bb25-419a-9c12-3b075c466d2e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Administrative Measures for Financial Institutions<\/a> on Customer Due Diligence Investigations and Keeping of Customer Identity Information and Transaction Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-kyc-requirements-for-a-person\">China KYC requirements for a person<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under existing and new KYC requirements, obliged entities need to collect and keep a person\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nationality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ID certificate number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An identity verification needs to rely on well-sourced and independent proof materials, data or information. Sources for this information include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Resident Identity Card, the national standard for proof of identity and compulsory for all Chinese citizens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banking data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile phone number data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The significant difference with the new requirements is the regulatory stipulation of \u201ccustomer due diligence investigations\u201d instead of \u201ccustomers\u2019 ID identification.\u201d Beyond effective identity processes, KYC is about understanding the customer\u2019s financial situation and transactions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Collecting information to determine their risk level effectively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obtaining enhanced due diligence information, if appropriate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitoring transactions to ensure the transactions fit the profile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewing the account and other ongoing due diligence measures to ensure understanding of the risk and appropriate actions are in place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, when opening an account, or if transaction thresholds are exceeded (such as a single cash transaction by a person at\/above RMB 50,000), then more due diligence is needed if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Money laundering or terrorist financing is suspected, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The authenticity, validity or completeness of the customer identity information is in doubt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To the second point, <strong>those with accounts in China might consider ensuring their identity information on record with financial organizations is authentic, valid, complete and current to help bypass the need for further due diligence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-kyc-requirements-for-an-entity\">China KYC requirements for an entity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, entities require initial and ongoing customer due diligence procedures often referred to as <a href=\"\/blog\/business-verification\/know-your-business\">Know Your Business<\/a> (KYB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KYB includes the customer identification process noted above, as well as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding the nature of the business, such as the industry, jurisdictions, type and amount of transactions and the products or services they offer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the business ownership and control structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying its beneficial owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking reasonable measures to verify the entity\u2019s beneficial owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A beneficial owner, similar to many other jurisdictions, is defined as any person who directly or indirectly has one of these ownership or control factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Has 25% or more equity or partnership interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has 25% or more income or earning rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has control (or joint control) over the entity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several indicators of controlling the entity, including the ability to make decisions regarding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Directors or senior management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Major business and management decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial revenue and expenditure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Important assets or major funds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If there\u2019s no beneficial owner, senior management needs identification and steps for verification. Also, enhanced measures are necessary if any beneficial owner is a <a href=\"\/blog\/sanctions-pep-screening\">politically exposed person<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-doing-business-in-china\">Doing business in China<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also three Chinese laws designed to provide a comprehensive approach <a href=\"\/blog\/trust-and-safety\/china-data-protection-law\">to cybersecurity, data security and data privacy<\/a> that might require consideration for doing business in China, the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined, these laws prescribe rules around how organizations should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Process citizens data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What categories of data must be stored in China, rather than overseas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restrict cross-border transfers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide disclosure and get personal consent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operate data security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deliver data breach notifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect, process and use personal information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the legal requirements around data rights and KYC and proactively implementing measures to ensure compliance will help avoid potential issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trulioo has been helping businesses expand their operations into China for over five years. If you want to understand how to help ensure compliance, maximize your identity verification rates and grow your business in China, please <a href=\"\/company\/contact-us\">contact us<\/a> to talk about how we can support your growth in this key market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China already has over&nbsp;one billion internet users&nbsp;and is the largest internet audience globally. 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